Spillway upgrades
The following ten dams will undergo spillway upgrades over the next 5-20 years, again based on a priority assessment. These dams are:
Dam
Date built
Type (m)
Height (m)
Crest length
Reservoir capacity (m3x106) Boondooma
Burdekin Falls
1987
Gravity
55
830
1860
Callide
1965
Earthfill
46
2118
127
Eungella
1969
Rockfill
49
276
131
Fairbairn
1972
Earthfill
49
823
Julius
1976
Multi-arch
38
400
127
Kroombit
1992
Earthfill
31
900
13.3
Leslie
1965
Gravity
33
384
108
Teemburra
1997
Rockfill
56
350
148
Wuruma
1969
Gravity
46
343
194
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