Eungella has made a name for producing extra oversized sooty grunter and more recently barramundi.

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Eungella Dam holds 112,400 megalitres (3,970×10^6 cu ft) of water at an average depth of 14.7 metres (48 ft) and has a surface area of 848 hectares (2,100 acres) at full capacity.

The dam reached its lowest level of 10.96% in January 2005, and maximum recorded level of 127.08% in April 1989 as a result of heavy rain from Tropical Cyclone Aivu.

Camping is the main reason people come to Eungella Dam, as well as fishing.