Coolmunda Dam
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Template:R protectedfill]] embankment dam with a gated spillway across the Macintyre Brook, a tributary of the Dumaresq River, that is located on Darling Downs in Coolmunda, Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. The main purposes of the dam are for irrigation and potable water supply.[1][2] The impounded reservoir is called the Lake Coolmunda.[3]
Location and features
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Recreational activities
There is one boat ramp, three picnic areas with good facilities as well as a caravan park.[2] Free bush camping by the lake was once permitted. In 2013, a new camping area was opened to the public.[5]
There are no boating restrictions in place.[2] Parts of the lake contain stretches of standing timber and along the northern bank there are submerged fence posts the demark a former creek bed.[2]
Eel-tailed catfish and spangled perch are found naturally in the lake's waters and the Lake Coolmunda Restocking Group Inc. stocks it with murray cod, silver perch and golden perch.[2] The introduced species european carp has also been found in the lake.[6] A stocked impoundment permit is required to fish in the dam.[7]
See also
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