[6] Completed in 1961 as the central catchment of the Warrill Valley Water Supply Scheme, the concrete dam structure is 38 metres (125 ft) high and 219 metres (719 ft) long and allows access to Mount Edwards in Moogerah Peaks National Park.

[1] Initially managed by SunWater, management of the dam was transferred to Seqwater in July 2008 as part of a water security project in the South East Queensland region, known as the South East Queensland Water Grid.

[7] The dam supplies drinking water to the towns of Boonah and Ipswich, although the main user is the Swanbank Power Station.

[9] The dam reached 100% capacity due to rainfall associated with the 2010–2011 Queensland floods, with water flowing over the spillway for the first time since 1991 on 6 December 2010.

[10][11] Amenities adjacent to the dam and reservoir include such places as Moogerah Lakeside Bush Retreat which was previously a church campground but is now a locally owned and operated lakeside camping destination offering standard camping options as well as bunkhouses sleeping up to 12 people each, and self-contained cottage accommodation.

The road uphill behind the old kiosk (now a house) leads to a lookout and downhill to a further picnic area and playground at the bottom of the wall on the banks of Reynolds Creek.

Other site facilities include electric and wood barbecues, two boat ramps, kiosk (bread, milk, ice, firewood and sundries), kayak hire and children's playground.