Lake Gordon
Reservoir in Tasmania, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Lake Gordon (disambiguation).
Lake Gordon is a man-made reservoir created by the Gordon Dam, located on the upper reaches of the Gordon River in the south-west region of Tasmania, Australia.
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Lake Gordon | |
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Location | South-west Tasmania |
Coordinates | 42°44′S 146°10′E |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows |
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Primary outflows | Gordon River |
Catchment area | 1,280 km2 (494 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Australia |
Managing agency | Hydro Tasmania |
Built | 1974 (1974) |
Construction engineer | Hydro-Electric Commission TAS |
First flooded | 1974 (1974) |
Surface area | 278 km2 (107 sq mi) |
Water volume | 12,359,040 ML (436,455.4×10 |
References | [1] |
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