Eungella Dam, Queensland
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 Lake Eungella, 1974 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 21°10′37″S 148°23′27″E / 21.1769°S 148.3908°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 380.7 km2 (147.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0000/km2 (0.000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4757 | ||||||||||||
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Eungella Dam is a locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Eungella Dam had "no people or a very low population".[1]
The terrain is undeveloped mountains with elevations ranging from 300 to 950 metres (980 to 3,120 ft) with one named peak Mount Tooth 700 metres (2,300 ft).[3]
The Eungella Dam (21°08′12″S 148°23′20″E / 21.13667°S 148.38889°E) is in the centre of the locality at elevation 550 metres (1,800 ft).[4] It creates Lake Eungella (21°10′00″S 148°24′00″E / 21.1666°S 148.4°E).[5] It receives inflows from Broken River and other creeks.[3]
The land to the west of the dam is protected as Crediton Forest Reserve and Crediton State Forest.[3]
The land use in the rest of the locality is grazing on native vegetation.[3]
History
The locality takes its name from the dam, which in turn takes its name from the town and pastoral run name, which in turn was named in July 1876 by explorer Ernest Favenc in July 1876. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word, meaning land of cloud.[2]
Eungella Dam took four years to build, with an official opening on 14 February 1969.[6] It inundated a cattle station owned by the McEvoy family, but their homestead was relocated.[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Eungella Dam had a population of 12 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Eungella Dam had "no people or a very low population".[1]
