Lake Moondarra 7140721.2 Lake Moondarra

Lake Moondarra

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July 14th 2021
We took a short drive out to MoondarraLakeon the LeichardtRiver, just 17kms north east of the city. To see so much sparkling blue water after all the dust and red sand was quite refreshing. Moondarra is an artificial lake constructed in 1956 and is the source of domestic water for the townspeople as well as providing water for the mines; it has a holding capacity of 107,000 mega litres. It o ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more