Lake Wivenhoe - Roads & Dam Wall
Australia / Fernvale (Qld), Queensland
Location ID: #10069443
Lake Wivenhoe, also known as Wivenhoe Dam consists of an earth and rock embankment 2.3 kilometres long and 50 metres high, measured from the lowest foundation to the crest, with a concrete spillway section on which five steel crest gates are installed. These gates, 12 metres wide and 16.6 metres high, are amongst the largest of their type in the world.
Location Category:
- LAKES / RIVERS - *;
- LAKES / RIVERS - Dams