North Pine Dam
| North Pine Dam | |
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The dam wall in 2006; the reservoir was 27% of capacity | |
North Pine Dam Location of the dam in Queensland | |
Interactive map of North Pine Dam | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | South East Queensland |
| Coordinates | 27°15′48″S 152°56′12″E / 27.26333°S 152.93667°E |
| Purpose | Potable water supply |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 12 August 1976 |
| Construction cost | A$20 million |
| Operator | SEQ Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Impounds | North Pine River |
| Height | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Length | 1,375 m (4,511 ft) |
| Dam volume | 450×103 m3 (16×106 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 5 |
| Spillway type | Controlled |
| Spillway capacity | 3,700 m3/s (130,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Samsonvale |
| Total capacity | 214,302 ML (173,737 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 348 km2 (134 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 2,200 ha (5,400 acres) |
| Normal elevation | 39.63 m (130.0 ft) AHD |
| Website seqwater.com.au | |
The North Pine Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam with earth-fill embankments on abutments across the North Pine River, located in south-east Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for supply of potable water for the City of Moreton Bay and Brisbane's northern suburbs. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Samsonvale.