Bill Gunn Dam

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The Bill Gunn Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway located off-stream in Laidley Heights in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for irrigation of the Lockyer Valley. The resultant reservoir is called Lake Dyer. ()

Opened: 1987 (37 years ago)Length: 3806 ftHeight: 59 ftReservoir area: 0.39 mi²Reservoir depth: 35 ftCoordinates: 27°37'46"S, 152°22'26"E

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QueenslandAustralia

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Bill Gunn Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Forest Hill War Memorial, Laidley Golf Club.

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Memorial
Forest Hill War Memorial
77 min walk • Forest Hill War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at Gordon Street, Forest Hill, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland. Australia. It was built in 1921. It is also known as Forest Hill Soldiers Memorial. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
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Golf
Laidley Golf Club
10 min walk • Laidley Golf Club is a picturesque twelve hole golf course situated adjacent to Lake Dyer located on Gatton-Laidley Road, Laidley Heights, Shire of Laidley, Queensland, Australia.