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 Chinchilla weir - Australia

Chinchilla weir (Chinchilla QLD, Australia 1973). Photograph taken on 8 Nov. 1997 during low overflow. Minimum Energy Loss weir designed with the assistance of Professor Gordon McKay. Weir height: 14 m, Crest length: 410 m, Spillway capacity: 850 m3/s, Condamine river.

   

© Hubert Chanson, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia