Cooby Dam - Constructed in 1936 on the Cooby Creek, a tributary of Oakey Creek and the Condamine River, Cooby Dam has a surface area of 300hectares, holds 23 100 mega litres of water and has an average depth of 7.7 meters.
It is siuated just north of Toowoomba on the New England Highway.
Fishing Present
Golden Perch, Silver Perch and Murray Cod to bolster the natural populations of Spangled Perch and Eel-Tailed Catfish.
Golden Perch dominate most catches for lure/fly anglers, while Silver Perch and Eel-Tailed Catfish (dewfish) are more of a bait fishing prospect.
A Stocked Impoundment Permit (SIP) is required to fish at Cooby Dam.
Boating
No combustion engines are permittedon Cooby Dam.
Electric motors, canoes, row boats and sailing boats are permitted.
Camping
No Camping is permitted at Cooby Dam.
Toilets, BBQs, tables and drinking water are provided.
Ranger on site.
Cooby Dam is located about 17 km North of Toowoomba on Cooby Creek, a tributary of Condamine River. Cooby Dam is the oldest of the Toowoomba city's three water supply dams, constructed during the period 1938-41.[1] The other two storages used for Toowoomba are Perseverance Dam and Cressbrook Dam.
In July 2006, public outcry and a referendum with winning "No" vote rejected plans to place recycled water into Cooby Dam.[citation needed] In 2007, the idea was again resurrected when plans for an advanced water treatment plant to be built near Cooby Dam by the Toowoomba City Council were suggested.[2] The trial would test the re-use of recycled water into Toowoomba's drinking water supply.
In 2008, an emergency bore was used to extract water from the Great Artesian Basin to supplement water supplies for the dam as drought conditions reduced supply to critical levels.[3]
Cooby Dam is small, only 1.5 kilometres from the dam wall up to Loveday Cove, and at higher dam levels, another 1.5 up the northern arm. The lake can be very windy, if in doubt don't go out. Fishing from canoe or kayak will interest some, and bird watchers will find swan, duck, water hen and reed warblers to share a quiet and contemplative paddle.
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