Flashback: Leslie Harrison Dam

Updated November 3 2014 - 3:56pm, first published April 9 2014 - 4:00pm
The empty dam around 1969.
The empty dam around 1969.
The dam starting to fill in 1969.
The dam starting to fill in 1969.
Leslie Harrison Dam gates opened due to high water level of dam after big rains
Leslie Harrison Dam gates opened due to high water level of dam after big rains
Leslie Harrison Dam gates opened due to high water level of dam after big rains
Leslie Harrison Dam gates opened due to high water level of dam after big rains
Water flows down the spillway as the gates open.
Water flows down the spillway as the gates open.
Leslie Harrison Dam in 1969,
Leslie Harrison Dam in 1969,
Leslie Harrison Dam in 1969,
Leslie Harrison Dam in 1969,
Under construction in 1967.
Under construction in 1967.
Almost finished in 1969.
Almost finished in 1969.

Up until 2008, Redland City Council managed its own water infrastructure. This included bores, dams and reservoirs called ''bulk water'' and water distribution (pipes), and billing for these services. Redland City was one of the few local governments entirely self-sufficient when it came to water and wastewater.