Hinze Dam

The Hinze Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway across the Nerang River in the Gold Coast hinterland of South East, Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for potable water supply of the Gold Coast region. The impounded reservoir is called Advancetown Lake.Hinze Dam was named in honour of the Hinze family who lived in the valley that was flooded by the dam.Location and featuresThe dam is located in Advancetown, 15km south-west of Nerang immediately downstream of the confluence of the Nerang River and Little Nerang Creek.The earthfill dam structure is high and long. The 4261e3m3 dam wall holds back the 310730ML reservoir when at full capacity. From a catchment area of that includes the Numinbah Valley and Springbrook Plateau, with most being contained within state forests and national parks, the dam creates Advancetown Lake, with a surface area of. The uncontrolled un-gated spillway, located at above sea level, has a discharge capacity of. Initially managed by the Gold Coast City Council up until 2008, the dam is now managed by Seqwater.