About Lake Manchester
Lake Manchester is both a lake in the City of
Brisbane and the surrounding locality which is split
between the City of Brisbane and Somerset Region
in Queensland, Australia. It is 30 kilometres west of
the CBD.
The Lake Manchester locality is mostly
undeveloped mountainous terrain of the south
west D'Aguilar Range.
The Lake Manchester Dam is a concrete gravity
dam with an un-gated spillway across the
Cabbage Tree Creek. The main purpose of the
dam is for potable water supply of Brisbane.