E.J. Beardmore Dam

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Beardmore Dam
Location	17km North East of St George, Queensland
Coordinates	27.9062° S 148.645° E
Lake type	reservoir
Basin countries	Australia
Surface area	2850ha
Max. depth	12.1m
Water volume	81,700 ML ^[1]
Surface elevation	207.1m
References	^[1]

Situated 17km north-east of St George lies E.J. Beardmore Dam (Lake Kajarabie). Constructed in 1972 for irrigation & town water the Beardmore Dam holds 81 800 ML of water at 100% capacity at an average depth of 2.4 meters and has a surface area of 3350 ha. The Beardmore Dam & the lake it created (Kajarabie) impound water for some 75km along the Balonne River and almost 20 km along the Maranoa River.