Photos from Aus.
Jan 30, 2013 17:21:28 #
Lake Moondarra, Mt Isa, Queensland. Moondara Dam was constructed in 1957 for the purpose of town water & industrial use.
The lake's name, Moondarra, came from a public contest held at the time. It has a surface area 2375 hectares and holds 106 000ML of water at an average depth of 6 meters when full.
The lake is used for various recreational activities such as canoeing, sailing, boating, skiing, swimming, picnics, and increasingly, fishing. The lake is also the main source of freshwater for Mount Isa and a Fresh Water Lagoon was built to allow the water to naturally filter through reeds and for particles to settle out before pumping to Mount Isa.
An early miners house in Andamooka. Andamooka is a town located approximately 600 km north of Adelaide in the South Australian outback. Opal was discovered in the region in the late 1920s,[4] and the town developed out of the scattered miners' camps which established in the area.
The lake's name, Moondarra, came from a public contest held at the time. It has a surface area 2375 hectares and holds 106 000ML of water at an average depth of 6 meters when full.
The lake is used for various recreational activities such as canoeing, sailing, boating, skiing, swimming, picnics, and increasingly, fishing. The lake is also the main source of freshwater for Mount Isa and a Fresh Water Lagoon was built to allow the water to naturally filter through reeds and for particles to settle out before pumping to Mount Isa.
An early miners house in Andamooka. Andamooka is a town located approximately 600 km north of Adelaide in the South Australian outback. Opal was discovered in the region in the late 1920s,[4] and the town developed out of the scattered miners' camps which established in the area.
Jan 30, 2013 17:55:34 #
mullumby wrote:
Lake Moondarra, Mt Isa, Queensland. Moondara Dam ... (show quote)
Nice story behind the pics which are very nice of the area
Jan 30, 2013 18:52:03 #
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