was completed in November 2005. The dam reservoir has a capacity of . Named after the old gold mining township of Paradise, which is now submerged under the waters of the reservoir, all of the structures and artefacts found at the site were transferred to the nearby town of Biggenden. The design of the dam complies with environmental guidelines and includes a fish ladder that allows fish such as the Queensland lungfish to travel upstream as well as downstream from the dam wall. Fish The Burnett River, together with the nearby Mary River, is home to the Queensland lungfish, one of the most ancient of the extant vertebrate species. See also Auburn River Dam References External links Map of Burnett and its tributaries from the Bureau of Meteorology Australia Burnett Water Pty. Ltd. Rivers of Queensland Bundaberg Central Queensland Wide Bay–Burnett