The Perry River Dam is an embankment dam across the Perry River, located south west of Bundaberg, in the Wide BayâÂÂBurnett region of Queensland, Australia.
The relatively-small roller-compacted concrete embankment dam is high and long. The resultant reservoir has capacity of , drawing from a catchment area of .
The dam was constructed in 1996 to provide a water supply to Mt Rawdon Gold Mine, located south-west of the dam. The Mt Rawdon project was acquired from Resolute and Samson Exploration by Equigold NL in 1998 and commenced production in February 2001. Since November 2011 the mine has been owned and operated by Evolution Mining. The 2018 Melbourne Cup trophy was made with gold from the Mt Rawdon mine.
The Mt Rawdon mine is expected to complete operations in 2027, investigations are underway to use the mine pit as part of a pumped hydroelectric development, likely involving water diverted from the Perry River Dam.