Baroon Pocket Dam
Map
Map
Facts and practical information
The Baroon Pocket Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway across the Obi Obi Creek, in North Maleny, Sunshine Coast Region, in South East Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for potable water supply. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Baroon. ()
Opened: 1989 (35 years ago)Length: 1214 ftHeight: 190 ftReservoir area: 1.47 mi²Reservoir depth: 49 ftCoordinates: 26°42'35"S, 152°52'19"E
Day trips
Baroon Pocket Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, Dularcha National Park, Art on Cairncross, Montville Memorial Precinct.