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and spangled perch are found naturally in the lake's waters and the Lake
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393:across the Macintyre Brook, a tributary of the
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818:Sweetwater Fishing Australia
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16:Dam in Queensland, Australia
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768:Gazetteer of Australia
763:"Lake Coolmunda (QLD)"
690:. 2011. Archived from
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119:28.43083°S 151.22111°E
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1305:Fitzroy River Barrage
1152:South West Queensland
961:South East Queensland
848:Queensland Government
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1183:Ben Anderson Barrage
774:Geoscience Australia
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124:-28.43083; 151.22111
646:on 12 December 2013
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697:on 21 October 2014
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1431:Return Creek
1393:Teviot Creek
1315:Middle Creek
1290:Burton Gorge
1284:Lake Awoonga
1282:
1250:Meandu Creek
1234:Lake Gregory
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1213:Cedar Pocket
1142:Perseverance
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1590:WaterSecure
1553:by function
1523:Nindooinbah
1507:Rifle Creek
1489:Lake Julius
1378:Peter Faust
1228:Gordonbrook
1218:Cooloolabin
930:, Australia
255: m (24
183:Operator(s)
157:Operational
122: /
110:151°13′16″E
98:Coordinates
1743:Categories
1659:Historical
1643:Regulators
1516:Historical
1453:Wild River
1421:Irvinebank
1383:Ross River
1223:Fred Haigh
1127:Cressbrook
1054:North Pine
1014:Gold Creek
947:reservoirs
928:Queensland
592:References
524:murray cod
415:irrigation
411:Queensland
384:embankment
381:earth–fill
107:28°25′51″S
66:Queensland
1671:LinkWater
1436:Southedge
1325:Teemburra
1300:Fairbairn
1240:Lenthalls
1198:Boondooma
1122:Coolmunda
1094:Wyaralong
989:Bromelton
984:Bill Gunn
950:by region
735:Bayswater
503:boat ramp
442:Inglewood
426:reservoir
403:Coolmunda
288:Reservoir
88:Coolmunda
79:Australia
1585:SunWater
1580:seqwater
1368:Kinchant
1358:Eungella
1320:Number 7
1310:Kroombit
1255:Paradise
1132:Glenlyon
1112:Connolly
1089:Wivenhoe
1074:Somerset
1044:Moogerah
1004:Enoggera
969:Atkinson
824:26 April
739:Victoria
688:SunWater
546:See also
491:SunWater
210:Impounds
187:SunWater
84:Location
1727:Commons
1495:Kidston
1478:Corella
1388:Solomon
1295:Callide
1203:Borumba
701:10 July
686:(PDF).
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389:with a
293:Creates
170: (
142:Potable
135:Purpose
76:Country
1373:Paluma
1348:Bamboo
1265:Wuruma
1260:Placer
1193:Boobir
1137:Leslie
1039:Maroon
858:4 July
798:6 July
770:online
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650:2 July
514:timber
379:is an
234:Length
218:Height
154:Status
1208:Cania
1117:Cooby
1084:Wappa
1059:Poona
1019:Hinze
695:(PDF)
680:(PDF)
642:Excel
1416:Ibis
944:and
942:Dams
860:2014
826:2008
800:2014
743:ISBN
703:2014
652:2014
540:fish
530:and
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