Lake Manchester Dam, Brisbane

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Lake Manchester Dam is a concrete gravity dam with an un-gated spillway across Cabbage Tree Creek. It is also known as Cabbage Tree Creek Dam. It is in the locality of Lake Manchester, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for potable water supply of Brisbane. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Manchester. ()

Length: 909 ftHeight: 125 ftReservoir area: 1.23 mi²Coordinates: 27°29'17"S, 152°45'4"E

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Lake Manchester Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Colleges Crossing, Mount Crosby Weir, Gondwana Rainforest Sanctuary.

5.8 miSE
Bridge
Colleges Crossing, Brisbane
148 min walk • College's Crossing is a low level bridge that crosses Brisbane River at Chuwar, a suburb of Ipswich in South East Queensland, Australia. The road across the bridge is Mount Crosby Road. During major floods or water releases from the Wivenhoe Dam the road becomes impassable.
4.5 miSE
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Mount Crosby Weir, Brisbane
114 min walk • The Mount Crosby Weir is a heritage-listed weir on the Brisbane River at Mount Crosby and Chuwar, both in City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The project was instigated by John Petrie at the end of the 19th century.
2 miE
National park
Gondwana Rainforest Sanctuary, Brisbane
51 min walk • Gondwana Rainforest Sanctuary, created by the Joffe Group, was due to open on 20 June 1992. It was set up as an Australian wildlife sanctuary and tourist attraction in the South Bank Parklands, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, following World Expo 88.

Lake Manchester Dam, Brisbane

Facts and practical information

Lake Manchester Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Colleges Crossing, Brisbane

Mount Crosby Weir, Brisbane

Gondwana Rainforest Sanctuary, Brisbane