Peter Faust Dam
Reservoir west of Proserpine, Queensland
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Lake Proserpine, which is also known as Peter Faust Dam is situated 26 kilometres inland from Proserpine, in the locality of Lake Proserpine, Whitsunday Region, in North Queensland, Australia.[2]
| Lake Proserpine | |
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A view across Peter Faust Dam from a picnic area in 2011. | |
  Lake Proserpine | |
| Location | 22 km West of Proserpine, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 20.3673°S 148.378°E |
| Type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 4,325 ha (10,690 acres) |
| Max. depth | 39.6 m (130 ft) |
| Water volume | 491,400 ML (398,400 acre⋅ft)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 85.6 m (281 ft) |
| References | [1] |
History
Thiess was the contractor company chosen to construct the dam over the Proserpine River. Construction of the Peter Faust Dam began in May 1989 and was completed in December 1990, four and a half months ahead of schedule,[3] in time for a massive downpour which filled the dam.[4] The dam reached a level of 98.8% in March 1991, and finally overflowed for the first time in December 2010. It reached its highest level of 1.48m above the spillway in March 2011. The dam overflowed again in March 2012, and March 2013. The dam reached its lowest level of 10.7% in 2007.[5][6]
It was named after Peter Faust, a former mayor, whose family had farmed in the district since 1895. Faust was the driving force for the establishment of the dam.[4]
Fishing
A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to fish in the dam.[7]
