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Description
Glenlyon Dam is an earth and rockfill dam built on Pike Creek. Its impoundment is known as Lake Glenlyon. Glenlyon Dam has a lookout (1), day-use facilities and at the Dam is the Glenlyon Dam Tourist Park (2), which welcomes day visitors. Swimming, fishing and boating are all permitted. Two boat ramps facilitate access for boating.
The lookout, roads and park up to and around the Dam provide good birdwatching opportunities. The habitat is open dry eucalypt forest. Plenty of birds are attracted to the Dam. Birds you can observe include Hardhead, Great Crested Grebe, Pied Stilt, Black-fronted Dotterel, Australian Pelican, Australian White Ibis, Yellow-billed Spoonbill, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Azure Kingfisher, Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, Red-rumped Parrot, Restless Flycatcher, White-winged Chough, Double-barred Finch, and Australian Zebra Finch.
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Glenlyon Dam is located in Queensland near the border with New South Wales, approximately 40 km southeast of Texas and 90 km west of Stanthorpe along the road to Texas. Press a P on the map for directions to a parking. Camping sites, cabins and caravans are available at Glenlyon Dam Tourist Park located at the water's edge. Facilities include a picnic area, drinking water, toilets, and boat hire.