Lake Rosebery (Tasmania)
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Lake Rosebery is a lake
created by the damming of the Pieman River
West Coast, Tasmania
.
It has the former Hydro Tasmania
construction village at Tullah, Tasmania
on its shores, and it also has the diverted Emu Bay Railway line adjacent as well.
The Wee Georgie Wood Railway
line runs close to the lake.
Feeder rivers include the dammed Mackintosh and Murchison rivers.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
created by the damming of the Pieman River
Pieman River
The Pieman River is a river on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia. It was dammed with the 122m high Reece Dam in 1986 - creating Lake Pieman.-Name:...
West Coast, Tasmania
West Coast, Tasmania
The West Coast of Tasmania is the part of the state that is strongly associated with wilderness, mining and tourism, rough country and isolation...
.
It has the former Hydro Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as The HEC, is the government owned enterprise which is the predominant electricity generator in the state of Tasmania, Australia...
construction village at Tullah, Tasmania
Tullah, Tasmania
Tullah is a town in the northern part of the West Coast Range, on the west coast of Tasmania, about 111 km south of Burnie. The town has a population of roughly 270 people. At the 2006 census, Tullah had a population of 195....
on its shores, and it also has the diverted Emu Bay Railway line adjacent as well.
The Wee Georgie Wood Railway
Wee Georgie Wood Railway
The Wee Georgie Wood Railway is a narrow gauge tourist tramway that runs from Tullah to near the Melba Line on the West Coast of Tasmania. It is named after its narrow gauge steam engine, which was named the Wee Georgie Wood due to its diminutive size...
line runs close to the lake.
Feeder rivers include the dammed Mackintosh and Murchison rivers.
Further reading
- Hepper, Marriott & Associates.(1984) Lake Rosebery recreation development plan, Hobart. Hepper, Marriott. ISBN 1862525153