Australia
Queensland
Central Highlands

Fairbairn Dam

The Fairbairn Dam is an earth-filled embankment dam across the , located southwest of in , Australia. Constructed in 1972 for the primary purpose of irrigation, the created by the dam serves as one of the major potable water supplies for the region and assists with some flood mitigation.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Australia
  • Also known as: “Lake Maraboon”

Fairbairn Dam

Latitude
-23.64919° or 23° 38′ 57″ south
Longitude
148.06923° or 148° 4′ 9″ east
Elevation
211 metres (692 feet)
Operator
SunWater
Open location code
5R8C9329+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 171505462
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
8599516
Wiki­data ID
Q1800993
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