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The Upper Brisbane River near Linville (Photo: Mattinbgn. Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Report Tests Different Sizes<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Prefeasibility report tests different scenarios for a dam at Linville.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The size could range from 240,000ML (with a maximum capacity of 672,100ML) to 570,000ML (a maximum of 1,172,400ML).<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cost for this new dam at current prices would vary from $401 million to $575 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Approximately 49 properties, including up to 25 houses, would have to be acquired by the State Government under the various scenarios.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The report also tests various outcomes for raising the Wivenhoe Dam wall from between 1.5 metres and 8 metres, raising the existing spillway and installing a second emergency spillway.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

December 16, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

The chances of a new dam being built near Linville have increased following the release today of new State Government report.<\/p>\n

The “Prefeasibility Investigation Into Flood Mitigation Storage Infrastructure” considers potential options to improve the flood defences of Brisbane and Ipswich.<\/p>\n

The preferred options are new dams near Linville and Willowbank, and raising the Wivenhoe Dam wall.<\/p>\n

Water Supply Minister Mark McArdle said Brisbane and Ipswich could never be “flood-proofed” but the State Government was committed to doing everything possible to better protect lives, homes and businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe prefeasibility study we are releasing today is the first step in understanding how new dams could help us tackle these challenges and better protect Brisbane and Ipswich from future floods,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Initially, sites for eight potential new dams – plus the raising the dam wall at Wivenhoe – were identified and investigated as part of flood mitigation options:<\/p>\n