Gold Creek dam spillway (Australia) - View from left bank

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Gold Creek dam spillway (Australia) - View from left bank

Gold Creek dam spillway (Australia) - View from left bank

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AD 1890 - Gold Creek dam spillway (Australia 1890). The Gold Creek dam spillway is the world's first concrete stepped spillway. It was built in non-reinforced concrete and it is still in use (CHANSON & WHITMORE 1998, Can J Civ Eng). The spillway crest was refurbished a number of times but the original stepped chute is intact. The dam is located in Brookfield, Brisbane QLD. Gold Creek dam stepped spillway in operation in May 1996

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