Somerset Dam, Queensland

Somerset Dam
Queensland
Somerset Dam
Coordinates 27°07′02″S 152°33′05″E / 27.1172°S 152.5513°E / -27.1172; 152.5513Coordinates: 27°07′02″S 152°33′05″E / 27.1172°S 152.5513°E / -27.1172; 152.5513
Postcode(s) 4312
Area 24.6 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
LGA(s) Somerset Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal Division(s) Blair
Localities around Somerset Dam:
Cooeeimbardi Hazeldean Crossdale
Cooeeimbardi Somerset Dam Lake Wivenhoe
Lake Wivenhoe Lake Wivenhoe Lake Wivenhoe

Somerset Dam is a town and a locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

History

The town is named after the dam, which was named after local pastoralist Henry Plantagenet Somerset, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Stanley from 1904 to 1920.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Somerset Dam - town in Somerset Region (entry 31389)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Somerset Dam - locality in Somerset Region (entry 44917)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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