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	The '''Biggera Creek Dam''', or formally the '''Biggera Creek Flood Mitigation Dam''', is a ] established for ] purposes over the Biggera Creek, located in the ] region of ], ]. The dam is situated approximately {{convert\|3\|km\|}} northwest of ] in the suburb of ]. It is operated by the ].		The '''Biggera Creek Dam''', or formally the '''Biggera Creek Flood Mitigation Dam''', is a ] established for ] purposes over the Biggera Creek, located in the ] region of ], ]. The dam is situated approximately {{convert\|3\|km\|}} northwest of ] in the suburb of ]. It is operated by the ].

	The dam has a capacity of {{convert\|3700\|ML\|e6impgal e6USgal}} and the height of the dam wall is {{convert\|15\|m}}.{{citation needed\|date=June 2014}}		The dam has a capacity of {{convert\|3700\|ML\|e6impgal+e6USgal}} and the height of the dam wall is {{convert\|15\|m}}.{{citation needed\|date=June 2014}}

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Dam in South East Queensland

Biggera Creek Dam
Location of the Biggera Creek Dam in Queensland
Country	Australia
Location	South East Queensland
Purpose	Flood mitigation
Status	Operational
Operator(s)	Gold Coast City Council
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Biggera Creek
Reservoir
Total capacity	3,700 ML (810×10^ imp gal; 980×10^ US gal)

The Biggera Creek Dam, or formally the Biggera Creek Flood Mitigation Dam, is a dam established for flood mitigation purposes over the Biggera Creek, located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The dam is situated approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of Southport in the suburb of Arundel. It is operated by the Gold Coast City Council.

The dam has a capacity of 3,700 megalitres (810×10^ imp gal; 980×10^ US gal) and the height of the dam wall is 15 metres (49 ft).

References

External links

"Loders Creek and Biggera Creek Catchments Study Guide" (PDF) (PDF). Gold Coast City Council. May 2011.
Bradley, John. "Rapid assessment of flood mitigation benefits of dams" (PDF) (PDF). Queensland Flood Commission.

Water supply in Queensland, Australia

Dams and reservoirs by region

South East Queensland	Atkinson Baroon Pocket Biggera Creek Bill Gunn Bromelton Cedar Grove Weir Lake Clarendon Enoggera Ewen Maddock Gold Creek Hinze Lake Manchester Leslie Harrison Little Nerang Maroon Moogerah Mount Crosby Weir North Pine Poona Sideling Creek Six Mile Creek Somerset Splityard Creek Wappa Wivenhoe Wyaralong
Darling Downs	Connolly Cooby Coolmunda Cressbrook Glenlyon Leslie Perseverance
South West Queensland	E.J. Beardmore Neil Turner Weir
Wide Bay–Burnett	Ben Anderson Barrage Bjelke-Petersen Boobir Boondooma Borumba Cania Cedar Pocket Cooloolabin Fred Haigh Gordonbrook Lake Gregory Lenthalls McCauley Weir Meandu Creek Paradise Placer Wuruma
Central Queensland	Lake Awoonga Burton Gorge Callide Fairbairn Fitzroy River Barrage Kroombit Middle Creek Number 7 Teemburra Theresa Creek
North Queensland	Bamboo Burdekin Falls Eungella Gattonvale Offstream Storage Kinchant Paluma Peter Faust Ross River Solomon Teviot Creek
Far North Queensland	Copperlode Falls Ibis Irvinebank Koombooloomba Return Creek Southedge Stannary Hills Lake Tinaroo Wild River
North West Queensland	Lake Belmore Corella East Leichhardt Lake Julius Kidston Lake Moondarra Rifle Creek
Historical	Nindooinbah Tallebudgera Creek

Water resource management by function

Companies and government agencies	Gold Coast Water Queensland Urban Utilities seqwater SunWater WaterSecure
Other sources / facilities	Bradfield Scheme Bundaberg Irrigation Scheme Gold Coast Desalination Plant Mount Crosby Pumping Station SEQ Water Grid Toowoomba Water Futures referendum, 2006 Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme
Regulators	Department of Energy and Water Supply
Historical	Brisbane Water LinkWater Queensland Water Commission SEQ Water Grid Manager

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