Postcode(s) 4888 Koombooloomba CardstoneWalter Hill Postal code 4888 | Local time Friday 5:36 PM | |
Location 1,700 km (1,056 mi) NW of Brisbane155 km (96 mi) S of Cairns118 km (73 mi) SW of Innisfail37 km (23 mi) S of Ravenshoe Weather 26°C, Wind E at 14 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Koombooloomba is a locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. It was used during the construction of the Kareeya Hydro Power Station.
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Map of Koombooloomba QLD 4872, Australia
Geography
There is a hydro-electric Koombooloomba Dam nearby. The Koombooloomba dam acts as a water reservoir which supplies water to the Tully River downstream and the Kareeya Hydro Power Station. The Tully River flows from nearby Tully into the ocean.
History
The village of Koombooloomba was built to accommodate the workers on the Koombooloomba Dam. The timber for the village was cut from trees that would be submerged by the dam.
Horse Shoe Lagoon Provisional School opened on 19 February 1953. At some point, it was renamed Koombooloomba State School, but it closed in 1963 due to low student numbers.
Koombooloomba Post Office opened in about December 1952 and closed about 1963.