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What is the current capacity of the Hinze Dam?
96.2%
78.9%
86.1%
80.5%
Approximately how many people does Hinze Dam supply water to on the Gold Coast?
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
Hinze Dam is...
Ungated
Gated
The most recent upgrade of Hinze Dam was in...
Stage Three development of the Hinze Dam raised the wall to...
93.5m
95.5m
101m
108.5m
How many hectares of land were inundated (flooded) in the Stage Three development?
200
300
400
500
Three reasons to raise the wall of the dam included ... mitigation, water supply and regulations.
Hinze Dam is the ... central clay core and rock dam in Queensland
A fishway is used to...
Enable easier fishing
Transfer fish across the dam wall
Remove fish from the dam
How often is the fishway operated whilst the dam is spilling?
Three times a week
Once a week
Every day
Every fortnight
The fishes natural migration is to move...
What type of fish are sorted out and removed during the fishway process?
Pest species
Native species
What vehicle moves the fish back up into the dam to continue their migration?
A car
The 'hopper'
A drain
During a flood event, approximately how many fish are moved using the fishway?
Tens
Hundreds
Thousands
Millions
All of the water released into the lower ... River runs through the fishway.
As part of the environmental offset work at Hinze Dam, what is SEQ Water replacing after the latest upgrade?
Boat ramps
Picnic and camping areas
Fish
Vegetation
The Bulk Water Authority carries out offset work to counterbalance ... impacts that result from development.
In the Numinbah Valley offset, what work is being carried out? Select all correct answers.
Replanting native trees
Reducing weeds
Improving degraded farm and riparian zones
Planting a mix of native and introduced plant species
Planting native vegetation (flora) is important as it attracts native...
More than ...% of the catchment is native bushland and state forest
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