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East Leichhardt Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The East Leichhardt Dam is a rock-filled embankment dam built across the East Leichhardt River, located at Mary Kathleen, 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Mount Isa, in north-western Queensland, Australia. Completed in 1961, the resultant reservoir, Lake Mary Kathleen, was built for the emergency supply of water for the now-closed Mary Kathleen uranium mine. However, Lake Corella was sufficient and the reservoir is now used for recreation purposes, located on private property.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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  5. Corella Dam m

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