Lake Murchison
Location and features
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 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).
Lake Murchison forms part of the Pieman River power development that was completed in the 1980s. 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
The naming of Lake Murchison is derived from the Murchison River and the adjacent Mount Murchison.
See also
- List of reservoirs and dams in Tasmania
- List of lakes in Tasmania
- List of power stations in Tasmania
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Map of Lake Murchison, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. n.d. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Pieman catchment". Hydro Tasmania. 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ 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
- Pieman catchment (Map). Hydro Tasmania. 2018.