The Craigbourne Dam is a gravity dam across the Coal River, located in the Coal River Valley area of the south-east region Tasmania, Australia. Completed in 1986, the resultant reservoir was established for the purposes of irrigation of the Coal River Valley and for the supply of potable water to the towns in the area.
Overview The concrete dam wall is high and long. When full, the reservoir has capacity of and covers , drawn from a catchment area of . The uncontrolled spillway has a flow capacity of . The reservoir supplies irrigation to the South East Irrigation District in the Coal River Valley.
The dam was built by Roche Bros., on behalf of the Rivers and Water Supply Commission of Tasmania, and is now owned by Tasmanian Irrigation Schemes Pty Limited. Fishing is permitted at all times of the year in designated areas and the reservoir is stocked with rainbow trout, brook trout, Atlantic salmon and adult brown trout.
See also
List of reservoirs and dams in Tasmania
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