Baroon Pocket Dam

Baroon Pocket Dam, forming Lake Baroon, is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam on Obi Obi Creek in the Blackall Range hinterland near Maleny on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Completed in 1989, it is a major drinking water supply for the Sunshine Coast region. The reservoir and surrounding recreation area are managed by Seqwater and are notable for scenic hinterland views, picnic facilities and non-powered boating and fishing opportunities.

Visitors can expect a large reservoir set in forested hills of the Blackall Range with a dam wall, lookout and landscaped day-use recreation area on the northern shore. The site offers sealed parking, picnic shelters, barbecues, toilets and a viewing platform overlooking the lake and dam wall. Surrounding bushland provides short walking tracks and birdwatching. On the water, visitors can see kayaks, canoes and small electric-powered boats and anglers fishing from vessels or the shore. No swimming or camping is available.

Constructed between 1985 and 1989 as a rock and earth-fill embankment dam on Obi Obi Creek to secure water supply for the Sunshine Coast. Commissioned in 1989 with a storage capacity of approximately 61,000 megalitres, it remains a key component of the South East Queensland Water Grid operated by Seqwater.