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Ibis Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

m

The Ibis Dam, officially known as the Ibis Creek Dam, is a gravity dam across the Ibis Creek that serves as a water supply for the town of Irvinebank, in Far North Queensland, Australia. Completed in 1906 by John Moffat, a mining entrepreneur, its construction was supervised by Tom Brodie, a Scottish stonemason. The dam is located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of Irvinebank, connected by a 1.4-kilometre (0.87 mi) pipeline that runs north-west from the dam to supply two reservoirs located on a ridge above the town. Supply of water is gravity fed to each property within Irvinebank. The dam has been stabilised twice, in 1997 and most recently in 2013.

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

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