Lake Murchison

Reservoir in Western Tasmania, Australia

Lake Murchison

Lake Murchison

Location in Tasmania

Location| Western Tasmania, Australia
Coordinates| 41°50′24″S 145°42′00″E﻿ / ﻿41.84000°S 145.70000°E﻿ / -41.84000; 145.70000
Type| Reservoir
Etymology|

* Murchison River;
* Mount Murchison

Primary inflows|

* Murchison River;
* George Creek;
* Anthony River;
* Tribute Power Station discharge

Primary outflows| Murchison River
Catchment area| 750 km2 (290 sq mi)[1]
First flooded| 1982 (1982)
Surface area| 450 ha (1,100 acres)[2]
Water volume| 96,910 ML (3,422×10 ~~^~~ 6 cu ft)[1]
References| [1]

Lake Murchison is a man-made water reservoir located in the western region of Tasmania, Australia. The lake is situated within the northern part of Tasmania's West Coast Range and is fed by the Murchison River, the George Creek, the Anthony River, and discharge from the Tribute Power Station.

## Location and features[edit]

The Murchison Dam across the Murchison River was built by the Hydro-Electric Commission in 1982. The dam created a 96,910-megalitre (3,422×10 ~~^~~ 6 cu ft) reservoir, called Lake Murchison, with a surface area ranging from 408 to 450 hectares (1,010 to 1,110 acres), drawn from a catchment area of 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi).[1][3]

Lake Murchison forms part of the Pieman River power development that was completed in the 1980s.[4] Upstream of Lake Murchison is the White Spur Lake and dam, Henty Lake and dam, Lake Newton and dam, Lake Plimsoll and Anthony Dam, and the Tribute Power Station. Downstream from Lake Murchison is Lake Mackintosh, Tullabardine Dam, Mackintosh Dam, Mackintosh Power Station, Lake Rosebery, Bastyan Dam, Bastyan Power Station, Lake Pieman, Reece Dam and the Reece Power Station.

## Etymology[edit]

The naming of Lake Murchison is derived from the Murchison River and the adjacent Mount Murchison.

## See also[edit]

* Australia portal
* Water portal
* Renewable energy portal

* List of reservoirs and dams in Tasmania
* List of lakes in Tasmania
* List of power stations in Tasmania

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "Register of Large Dams in Australia". Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Archived from the original (Excel (requires download)) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
2. ^ "Map of Lake Murchison, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. n.d. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
3. ^ "Pieman catchment". Hydro Tasmania. 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
4. ^ Hydro-Electric Commission; Tasmania. Dept. of Lands and Surveys (1970). Project Pieman: Murchison (Map). National Library of Australia. Sheet 51\. § C. Retrieved 9 June 2015.

## External links[edit]

* Pieman catchment (Map). Hydro Tasmania. 2018.

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Western region of Tasmania, Australia

Cities and
other settlements|

* Queenstown

* Crotty
* Darwin
* Dundas
* Gormanston
* Guildford
* Linda
* Pillinger
* Regatta Point
* Rosebery
* Strahan
* Tullah
* Waratah
* Williamsford
* Zeehan

Governance|

* Braddon (federal)
* Braddon (state)
* Franklin Land District
* Montgomery Land District
* Montagu Land District
* West Coast Council
* Lyell
* Murchison
* Zeehan

Mountains|

| West
Coast
Range|

* Black
* Darwin
* Dundas
* Heemskirk
* Huxley
* Jukes
* Lyell
* Murchison
* Owen
* Read
* Read Volcanics
* Sedgwick
* Sorell
* Strahan
* Zeehan

| Tyndall|

* Geikie
* Tyndall

|

Eldon|

* Eldon Peak

Engineer|

* unnamed peak

Raglan|

* unnamed peak

Sticht|

* unnamed peak

National parks|

* Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers
* Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

Rivers|

* Anne
* Anthony
* Franklin
* Gordon
* Henty
* King
* Lea
* Mackintosh
* Murchison
* Pieman
* Queen
* Sophia

Lakes|

* Beatrice
* Burbury
* Dora
* Gordon
* Mackintosh
* Margaret
* Murchison
* Pieman
* Rosebery
* Westwood

Dams|

* Crotty
* Darwin
* Gordon

Power stations|

* Anthony Power Development
* Bastyan
* Gordon
* John Butters
* Lake Margaret
* Mackintosh
* Reece
* Tribute

Transport|

* Anthony Road
* Hercules Haulage
* Lyell Highway
* Murchison Highway
* Queenstown Airport
* Strahan Airport

| 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

Railway stations and
former railway stations|

* Queenstown
* Regatta Point
* Zeehan

Landmarks|

| Natural|

* Birchs Inlet
* Cape Sorell
* Darwin Crater
* Granville Harbour
* Hells Gates
* Iron Blow
* Kelly Basin
* Linda Valley
* Macquarie Harbour
* Montezuma Falls
* Nelson Falls
* Ocean Beach
* Trial Harbour

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Man-made|

* Cape Sorell Lighthouse
* Gaiety Theatre
* Galley Museum
* Paragon Theatre
* Queenstown Oval

People of note|

* Convicts on the West Coast
* Crotty
* Davey
* Gould
* Joyce
* Long
* Moore
* Pearce
* Piguenit
* Piners
* Rae
* Sticht
* Whitham

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

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

Other|

* Darwin glass
* The Unconformity
* Round Earth Theatre Company
* Tasmanian West bioregion
* Western Tasmanian Football Association
* Western Tasmanian languages

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Lakes and other bodies of water in Tasmania, Australia

Coastal lagoons
and lakes|

* Bronte
* Dulverton
* Jocks
* Orielton
* Little Waterhouse

Freshwater|

* Beatrice
* Dora
* Edgar
* Flannigan
* Great
* Meston
* Pedder (originally natural; since flooded)
* St Clair

Glacial|

* Dove
* Selina
* Westwood

Salt|

* Fidler (Meromictic)

Man-made reservoirs|

* Burbury
* Gordon
* Mackenzie
* Mackintosh
* Margaret
* Murchison
* Pedder (originally natural; since flooded)
* Pieman
* Rosebery

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