The Poona Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam with a toe drain with an un-gated spillway across a tributary of the South Maroochy River in Kureelpa, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for storage of potable water for the Sunshine Coast region. The impounded reservoir is also called Poona Dam.

Location and features

The dam is located 7 km north-west of. The earthen dam structure is 650 m long and holds back the 655 ML reservoir when at full capacity. From a catchment area of 0.8 km2, the reservoir has a surface area of 17 ha and a maximum width of 410 m. Initially managed by the Maroochy Shire Council, management of the dam was transferred to SEQ Water in July 2008 as part of a water security project in the South East Queensland region, known as the South East Queensland Water Grid.

Recreation

Recreation is not permitted on the dam and in its surrounds.

History

In 2008, the body of a deceased man was found on the eastern spillway of the dam wall.