Referable Dams Register: Queensland Dams with High Failure Impact Ratings

A list of dams in Queensland, Australia, classified as referable based on a failure impact assessment. The register includes dams that have, or will have, a Category 1 or Category 2 failure impact rating. It is published by the Queensland Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water and was last updated in July 2026.

Use Cases

• Prioritize dam safety inspections based on failure impact ratings.
• Model regional flood risks based on the locations of high-impact dams.
• Analyze trends in dam classification for infrastructure planning.
• Assess public safety exposure by mapping referable dams near populated areas.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly tied to a formal failure impact assessment (FIA) process.
• The dataset is published as an official public register by a government department.
• Last updated date is precisely recorded as 2026-07-21 02:30:56.248794.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing on Queensland, Australia.

Provenance

Source

Queensland Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water ([email protected]).

Collection Method

Compiled from failure impact assessments (FIAs) conducted on dams.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-21 02:30:56.248794; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Queensland, Australia.