Cedar Grove Weir
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The $18.5 million Cedar Grove Weir is part of the Logan River
Logan River
The Logan River is a river in South East Queensland. The catchment is dominated by urban and agricultural land use. Near the river mouth are mangrove forests and a number of aquaculture farms.-History:...

 system that also will include the proposed $500 million Wyaralong Dam
Wyaralong Dam
The Wyaralong Dam is a water project that was initiated by the Queensland Government in 2006 as a result of a prolonged drought which saw the catchment areas of South East Queensland's dams receive record low rain....

 on the Teviot Brook and the $39.5 million Bromelton Offstream Storage facility.

Overview

The weir is located 14 km north west of Beaudesert
Beaudesert
Beaudesert could refer to:*Beaudesert, Queensland, a town in Australia*Electoral district of Beaudesert, an Australian electroral district, which includes the town of Beaudesert, Queensland*Beaudesert, Warwickshire, a village in Warwickshire, England...

. The project was completed in December 2007 and can provide 11 megalitres of water a day. It is now managed by Queensland Water Infrastructure, a body setup to administer major water infrastructure projects in the region.

In conjunction with the South Maclean Weir and water treatment plants, this dam will act as a pumping pool for captured releases from the proposed Wyaralong Dam located upstream. This will provide immediate supplies to the Beaudesert
Beaudesert
Beaudesert could refer to:*Beaudesert, Queensland, a town in Australia*Electoral district of Beaudesert, an Australian electroral district, which includes the town of Beaudesert, Queensland*Beaudesert, Warwickshire, a village in Warwickshire, England...

 district. The weir will also connect to the regional South East Queensland Water Grid
South East Queensland Water Grid
The SEQ Water Grid is a region-wide, long term, water supply scheme that provides a sustainable water infrastructure network for the South East Queensland region of Australia. The project was the largest urban response to the Drought in Australia, which was severely affecting water supplies in...

.

The weir overflowed for the first time on the 4 January 2008.

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