Type: | suburb |
Talegalla Weir | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -25.7866°N 152.6872°W |
Pop: | 127 |
Postcode: | 4650 |
Area: | 50.7 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Dist1: | 41.8 |
Dir1: | S |
Location1: | Maryborough |
Dist2: | 65.4 |
Dir2: | N |
Location2: | Gympie |
Dist3: | 74.9 |
Dir3: | S |
Location3: | Hervey Bay |
Dist4: | 237 |
Dir4: | N |
Location4: | Brisbane |
Lga: | Fraser Coast Region |
Stategov: | Maryborough |
Stategov2: | Gympie |
Fedgov: | Wide Bay |
Near-N: | Tuan Forest |
Near-Ne: | Tuan Forest |
Near-E: | Tuan Forest |
Near-Se: | Tuan Forest |
Near-S: | Bauple Forest |
Near-Sw: | Bauple |
Near-W: | Bauple |
Near-Nw: | Tiaro |
Talegalla Weir is a locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Talegalla Weir had a population of 127 people.
The locality presumably takes its name from the Talegalla Weir across Tinana Creek (a tributary of the Mary River) on the eastern boundary of the locality .[2] It is part of the Mary Basin Water Plan which supplies urban water and also for agriculture.[3] The Teddington Weir Water Supply Scheme (WSS) specifically manages Tinana Creek. Its primary water storage is Teddington Weir with a capacity of . Talegalla Weir is further upstream and provides additional but smaller storage of .[4]
The weir was originally called Tallagalla Weir, but the spelling was changed to Talegalla Weir on 23 August 1985.
In the, Talegalla Weir had a population of 123 people.
In the, Talegalla Weir had a population of 127 people.
There are no schools in Talegalla Weir. The nearest government primary school is Bauple State School in neighbouring Bauple to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Maryborough State High School in Maryborough to the north. There are also non-government schools in Maryborough.[5]