Wivenhoe Dam is a dam across the Brisbane River upstream from Lockyer Creek in Queensland Australia. The dam creates the artificial Lake Wivenhoe. The dam wall is located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) by road from the centre of Brisbane.Wivenhoe dam was planned in the early 1970s as a flood mitigation and water storage dam. The 1974 Brisbane flood highlighted the need for flood protection for South East Queensland.
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