ENVIRONMENT
Water resource management
Lake Moondarra and Rifle Creek are important water resources for our Mount Isa Mines operations and the Mount Isa community.
Mount Isa Mines is the Resource Operating Licence holder of Lake Moondarra Dam. Details of monthly water allocations from Lake Moondarra are posted below.
If you live downstream of Lake Moondarra or Rifle Creek Dam, you have the opportunity to register and be added to an Emergency Notification Database in line with the Emergency Action Plans for the respective water sources.
Moondarra Dam water allocation table
Allocation and usage for September 2021 in megalitres (mL)
|
Total water authority |
Total water allocation for year |
YTD allocation water usage |
Remaining balance |
|
|
Mount Isa City Council |
12,500 |
12,500 |
1,137 |
11,363 |
|
Mount Isa Mines |
12,500 |
12,500 |
1,143 |
11,357 |
|
Mount Isa Water Board (distribution) |
1,250 |
1,250 |
161 | 1,089 |
|
Mount Isa Water Board (any) |
50 |
50 |
15 | 35 |
|
Total |
26,300 |
26,300 |
2,456 | 23,844 |
Dam Water Supply Scheme Operational Report announced allocation (effective 1 July 2021)
Medium priority announced allocation (AAM) 100%
(model supplied by Department of Natural Resources, Mining and Energy)
Moondarra Dam
|
Elevation |
323.68 metres |
|
Current storage volume |
64,172 megalitres |
|
Nominal operating volume |
26,708 megalitres |
|
Current loss allowance |
4,070 megalitres |
|
Clear water lagoon projected storage loss |
1,290 megalitres |
|
Usable volume |
26,300 megalitres |
Additional parameters
|
Medium priority allocation |
26,300 megalitres |
|
Current storage surface area |
1,428 hectares |
|
Projected storage loss for MD |
22,638 megalitres |
|
Medium priority diverted volume |
15,943 megalitres |
Table best viewed in landscape
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