Local favourite lake · Quilpie Shire, Queensland
Half Moon Dam
Half Moon Dam is a lake in Quilpie Shire, Queensland.
Half Moon Dam: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Half Moon Dam
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Half Moon Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -25.45000, 145.06667. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Half Moon Dam
- Cave Hill · cave · Quilpie Shire · ~13 km
- Overshot Dam · lake · Blackall Tambo Regional · ~31 km
- Cory Peak · viewpoint · Blackall Tambo Regional · ~41 km
- Gilmore Nature Refuge · sanctuary · Quilpie Shire · ~48 km
- Flat Top · viewpoint · Blackall Tambo Regional · ~64 km
- One Stone Hill · viewpoint · Blackall Tambo Regional · ~27 km
- Wallaroo Range · viewpoint · Blackall Tambo Regional · ~33 km
- The Cone · viewpoint · Blackall Tambo Regional · ~36 km
- Joey Peak · viewpoint · Blackall Tambo Regional · ~41 km
- Mount Edinburgh · viewpoint · Blackall Tambo Regional · ~42 km
- Mount Conebreak · viewpoint · Blackall Tambo Regional · ~44 km
- Lorne Mountain · viewpoint · Blackall Tambo Regional · ~65 km
- Mountain Red · viewpoint · Blackall Tambo Regional · ~66 km
- Mount Mistake · viewpoint · Blackall Tambo Regional · ~66 km
- Mount Calder · viewpoint · Blackall Tambo Regional · ~67 km
- Mount Watson · viewpoint · Blackall Tambo Regional · ~71 km
- Mount Cullen · viewpoint · Blackall Tambo Regional · ~74 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Half Moon Dam
- Overshot Dam · lake · Blackall Tambo Regional · ~31 km
- Lake Dartmouth Nature Refuge · lake · Quilpie Shire · ~88 km
- Yapunyah waterhole · lake · Quilpie Shire · ~95 km
- McIntyre Lagoon · lake · Barcoo Shire · ~118 km
- Quilpie Star Gazing Site · lake · Quilpie Shire · ~138 km
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Frequently asked
Is Half Moon Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Half Moon Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Half Moon Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Half Moon Dam?
Nearby: Cave Hill (cave, 13 km), Overshot Dam (lake, 31 km), Cory Peak (viewpoint, 41 km), Gilmore Nature Refuge (sanctuary, 48 km), Flat Top (viewpoint, 64 km), One Stone Hill (viewpoint, 27 km).