geo.wikisort.org - ReservoirLake 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.
Reservoir in Tasmania, Australia
For other uses, see Lake Gordon (disambiguation).
Body of water
Lake Gordon |
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The 140 m (459 ft) high Gordon Dam, built in 1974, creates Lake Gordon. |
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Map showing Lake Gordon in Tasmania |
Location | South-west Tasmania |
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Coordinates | 42°44′S 146°10′E |
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Type | Reservoir |
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Primary inflows | |
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Primary outflows | Gordon River |
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Catchment area | 1,280 km2 (494 sq mi) |
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Basin countries | Australia |
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Managing agency | Hydro Tasmania |
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Built | 1974 (1974) |
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Construction engineer | Hydro-Electric Commission TAS |
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First flooded | 1974 (1974) |
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Surface area | 278 km2 (107 sq mi) |
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Water volume | 12,359,040 ML (436,455.4×10^6 cu ft) |
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References | [1] |
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Features
The reservoir was formed in the early 1970s as a result of the dam construction by the Hydro-Electricity Commission of Tasmania in order to create an upper storage for the Gordon Power Station, the largest and most controversial hydro-electric power scheme in Tasmania.[2]
Drawing from a catchment area of 1,280 square kilometres (490 sq mi), Lake Gordon is Tasmania's largest lake, with a surface area of 278 square kilometres (107 sq mi), with storage capacity of 12,359,040 megalitres (436,455.4×10^6 cu ft)[1] or 12.5 km3 (3.0 cu mi) of water, the equivalent of twenty-five times the amount of water in Port Jackson. Lake Pedder is connected to Lake Gordon through the McPartlans Pass Canal at 42°50′51″S 146°11′45″E.
Controversy
Additional dams were proposed for the lower Gordon River, however they were subject to political protest led by The Wilderness Society, most notably the Franklin Dam controversy during the early 1980s. In 1983 the Hawke-led Australian Government intervened and overturned a decision by the Tasmanian Government to dam the lower Gordon. When the Tasmanian Government refused to halt work in the UNESCO-listed World Heritage Area, the Australian Government successfully sought a ruling in the High Court of Australia in Commonwealth v Tasmania. The lower Gordon was not dammed.[3]
Tasmanian Energy Crisis
In early 2016, the lowest ever water supply levels in the lake were recorded during the 2016 Tasmanian energy crisis.[4][5]
See also
- Australia portal
- Water portal
- Renewable energy portal
- List of reservoirs and dams in Tasmania
- List of lakes in Tasmania
References
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Cities and other settlements |
- Crotty
- Darwin
- Dundas
- Gormanston
- Guildford
- Linda
- Pillinger
- Regatta Point
- Rosebery
- Strahan
- Tullah
- Waratah
- Williamsford
- Zeehan
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Governance |
- Braddon (federal)
- Braddon (state)
- Franklin Land District
- Montgomery Land District
- Montagu Land District
- West Coast Council
- Lyell
- Murchison
- Zeehan
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Mountains | |
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National parks |
- Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers
- Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
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Rivers | |
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Lakes | |
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Dams | |
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Power stations |
- Anthony Power Development
- Bastyan
- Gordon
- John Butters
- Lake Margaret
- Mackintosh
- Reece
- Tribute
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Transport | Railways |
- Emu Bay
- Macquarie Heads breakwater
- Melba
- Mount Dundas – Zeehan
- North East Dundas
- North Mount Lyell
- Strahan–Zeehan
- Wee Georgie Wood
- West Coast Wilderness
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Locomotives and rolling stock |
- TGR G class (1896)
- TGR K class
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Railway stations and former railway stations |
- Queenstown
- Regatta Point
- Zeehan
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Landmarks | Natural | |
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Man-made |
- Cape Sorell Lighthouse
- Gaiety Theatre
- Galley Museum
- Paragon Theatre
- Queenstown Oval
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People of note | |
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Mining |
- Comstock Mine
- Copper Mines
- Henty Gold Mine
- Mount Jukes Mine sites
- Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company
- Mount Lyell Remediation and Research and Demonstration Program
- North Mount Lyell
- North Mount Lyell Disaster (1912)
- Renison Bell
- Stichtite
- West Coast Tasmania Mines
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Books and newspapers |
- For the Term of His Natural Life
- Gould's Book of Fish
- The Peaks of Lyell
- Walk to the West
- Western Tasmania: A land of Riches and Beauty
- Zeehan and Dundas Herald
- The West Coast Miner
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Other |
- Darwin glass
- The Unconformity
- Round Earth Theatre Company
- Tasmanian West bioregion
- Western Tasmanian Football Association
- Western Tasmanian languages
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Dams | Hydroelectric |
- Gordon
- Franklin (cancelled)
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Non-hydroelectric |
- Edgar
- Serpentine
- Scotts Peak
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Power stations | |
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Community and access |
- Strathgordon
- Scotts Peak Dam Road
- Gordon River Road
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Lakes and reservoirs | |
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Rivers | |
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Lakes and other bodies of water in Tasmania, Australia |
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Coastal lagoons and lakes | |
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Freshwater | |
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Glacial | |
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Salt | |
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Lakes portal |
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На других языках
[de] Lake Gordon (Australien)
Der Lake Gordon ist ein Stausee in Australien. Er liegt am Gordon River im südlichen Teil Tasmaniens weit entfernt von größeren Städten.
- [en] Lake Gordon
[fr] Lac Gordon
Le lac Gordon (Lake Gordon) est le nom d'un lac créé par un barrage sur le cours supérieur du fleuve Gordon au sud-ouest de la Tasmanie, en Australie.
[ru] Гордон (водохранилище)
Гордон[1] — самое крупное водохранилище Австралии в штате Тасмания в Австралии, созданное на реке Гордон[2]. Площадь — 272 км², объём — 12,5 км³. Высота над уровнем моря — 300 м.
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