Meandu Creek Dam
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The Tarong and Tarong North Power Stations source water from the Brisbane River
catchment via a pipeline from Wivenhoe Dam
. Cooling tower blowdown water is either discharged directly to Tarong Energy
's Meandu Creek Dam or supplied to the nearby Tarong Mine owned by Rio Tinto Coal Australia
. Excess water from the mine is discharged back to Meandu Creek Dam. Releases from Meandu Creek Dam supply downstream irrigators on Meandu Creek.
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
catchment via a pipeline from Wivenhoe Dam
Wivenhoe Dam
Wivenhoe Dam is a dam across the Brisbane River a little way upstream from Locker Creek. The dam creates the artificial Lake Wivenhoe. The dam wall is located about by road from the centre of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
. Cooling tower blowdown water is either discharged directly to Tarong Energy
Tarong Energy
Tarong Energy is an electricity generation company in Australia. It was fully owned by the Queensland Government, and had a portfolio of generating sites using thermal coal and hydroelectric power in Queensland. Following a review by the Treasurer of Queensland of the state’s electricity sector in...
's Meandu Creek Dam or supplied to the nearby Tarong Mine owned by Rio Tinto Coal Australia
Rio Tinto Coal Australia
thumb|[[ThyssenKrupp|Krupp]] twin-boom portal [[reclaimer]] at RTCA Kestrel Mine|500pxRio Tinto Coal Australia is an Australian coal mining organisation, and is part of the worldwide Rio Tinto Group. In Queensland, RTCA operates the Blair Athol, Hail Creek, Kestrel and Clermont mines...
. Excess water from the mine is discharged back to Meandu Creek Dam. Releases from Meandu Creek Dam supply downstream irrigators on Meandu Creek.