Rookwood Weir is a landmark project that will capture valuable water in the lower Fitzroy River for use across the region.
The project comprises two key components:
constructing the weir
enabling works that will upgrade existing infrastructure to support both the construction of the weir and its operation, which includes:
upgrading and widening 16.2 kilometers (km) of Thirsty Creek Road
installing a new intersection on the Capricorn Highway and upgrading Second Street and Third Street through to the railway crossing at Gogango
building a 21-meter (m) high, 260m long bridge at Riverslea to replace the existing crossing and up to 300m of new road on the approaches to the bridge, connecting to the existing road
Building Rookwood Weir will:
provide water security
boost the regional economy
create jobs during construction
grow and diversify industry and agriculture
allow for the buying and selling of water.
Rookwood Weir Fast Facts
Full supply level: 46.2m Australian Height Datum (AHD)
Full supply volume (FSL): 74,325 ML
Yield at FSL: 86,000 ML of medium priority (MP) water – subject to final design.
Impoundment length: approximately 60km
Minimum operating level: 37.0m AHD
Spillway length is 202 meters, total structure length approximately 350 meters.
Height above riverbed: approximately 16.2m
Business case
Building Queensland prepared a detailed business case (DBC) outlining a range of options for the Lower Fitzroy River Infrastructure Project (LFRIP). The DBC was developed with supporting funding from the Australian Government’s National Water Infrastructure Development Fund and was finalised in October 2017.
Approvals
Rookwood Weir approval conditions, including environmental offsets and management measures, are available to view in detail.
The Rookwood Weir EIS and EIS approval conditions, including environmental offsets and management measures, are available to view in detail. While the Queensland and Australian Government approval conditions for the Rookwood Weir are in place, a range of secondary environmental approvals are being sought in accordance with local government and Queensland legislative requirements.
