Wivenhoe Dam
Wivenhoe Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with a concrete spillway across the Brisbane River in South East Queensland, Australia. The dam takes it names from the local Wivenhoe Pocket rural community.
Photo: Soozlepip, Public domain.- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake and dam in Australia
- Also known as: “elektrownia Wivenhoe”, “jezioro Wivenhoe”, and “tama Wivenhoe”
Wivenhoe Dam
- Categories: dam and body of water
- Location: Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-27.32786° or 27° 19′ 40″ south
Longitude
152.55066° or 152° 33′ 2″ east
Elevation
65 metres (213 feet)
Open location code
5R4JMHC2+V7
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Wivenhoe Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Wivenhoe”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ويفينهو”
- German: “Lake Wivenhoe”
- Hebrew: “מסכר וויבנהו”
- Italian: “diga di Wivenhoe”
- Polish: “Wivenhoe”
- Swedish: “Lake Wivenhoe”
- Uzbek: “Wivenhoe to’g’oni”
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Places to explore: Bellevue and Wivenhoe Hill.
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