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Tinaroo
Tinaroo Lake/Dam & Lookout Centre
Tinaroo Lockout centre:
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Location: Tinaroo is a little township located near the Tinaroo Dam
Wall.
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Facilities: Toilets, shelter, timber BBQ, information
boards, brochures on Danbulla
Forest Drive and camping areas. Fire wood is also for sale.
Tinaroo Lake/Dam: History:
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The dam was constructed as a water reservoir for irrigation
purposes for the Mareeba/Dimbulah area. It was also used for recreational
purposes.
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In 1959 the dam flooded and the town of Kalura, close to Yungaburra
was under water.
General Information:
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Location: From Tolga, Atherton
or Yungaburra via Kairi
to Tinaroo, or from Gilles Highway via Danbulla
Forest Drive.
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Facilities: Café
Pensini's, located at the dam lookout offers lunches, light snacks, morning and afternoon teas.
There are picnic and barbeque areas around the lake and boat ramps for
your convenience.
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Activities: Water-skiing, jet skiing, sailing, canoeing, fishing,
bird watching and swimming.
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Fish caught in the dam include:
Barramundi, Eeltailed Catfish, Sooty Grunter, Sleepy Cod,
Mouth Almighty, Archer Fish, Spangled Perch, Long Tom and Red Claw Crayfish.
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