Tallebudgera Creek Dam

#486 among destinations in Australia

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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The Tallebudgera Creek Dam, or colloquially Tally Dam, is a decommissioned embankment dam across the upper reaches of the Tallebudgera Creek, located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The initial purpose of the dam from its establishment until its decommissioning during the 1970s was for the supply of potable water to the Gold Coast region. There is no public access to the dam. ()

Reservoir area: 44.48 acres (0.0695 mi²)Elevation: 154 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 28°10'43"S, 153°21'32"E

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QueenslandAustralia

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Day trips

Tallebudgera Creek Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Goomoolahra Falls, Reedy Creek Baptist Church, David Fleay Wildlife Park, Springbrook.

5.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Goomoolahra Falls, Springbrook National Park
140 min walk • The Bilbrough Falls, also known as the Goomoolahra Falls, is a cascade waterfall that is located within the Springbrook National Park in the South East region of Queensland, Australia.
5.9 miNE
Observatories and planetariums
Reedy Creek Baptist Church, Gold Coast
152 min walk • Reedy Creek Observatory is an astronomical observatory the location for observations of near-Earth objects by John Broughton, an Australian amateur astronomer.
7.1 miNE
Zoo
David Fleay Wildlife Park, Gold Coast
182 min walk • David Fleay Wildlife Park is a heritage-listed wildlife park at Fleays Wildlife Park Conservation Park, Tallebudgera Creek Road, Tallebudgera, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1952 to 1983. It is also known as Fleays Wildlife Park. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 23 February 2001.
4.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Springbrook, Springbrook National Park
119 min walk • Springbrook is a rural town and locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Springbrook had a population of 659 people. The locality borders New South Wales.
6.1 miNE
Church
Metro Church Australia, Gold Coast
156 min walk • Air Church, formerly Metro Church, located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, is a Pentecostal church affiliated with Australian Christian Churches.
5.1 miNW
Dam
Little Nerang Dam
131 min walk • The Little Nerang Dam is a concrete gravity dam with an un-gated spillway across the Little Nerang Creek that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for potable water supply of the Gold Coast region. The impounded reservoir is also called Little Nerang Dam.
3.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Nimmel Range, Springbrook National Park
92 min walk • The Nimmel Range is a small mountain range inside the Gold Coast Hinterland on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Its most prominent feature is the 489 metre peak of Mount Nimmel.
6.1 miNW
Locality
Numinbah Valley
156 min walk • Numinbah Valley is a rural locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Numinbah Valley had a population of 218 people.
3.9 miE
National park
Nicoll Scrub National Park
100 min walk • Nicoll Scrub is a national park in South East Queensland, Australia, 88 km southeast of Brisbane. It adjoins the Currumbin Valley Reserve and protects remnant rainforest vegetation.