Mackintosh River
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The Mackintosh River is on the West Coast
of Tasmania
and flows into the Pieman River
. It is north of Tullah
.
Lake Mackintosh
is one of the more substantial hydro man-made lakes on the West Coast.
The eastern most point of the river catchment is defined by Barn Bluff
where it is also border with the Murchison River
river catchment.
It is in the northern section of the West Coast Range. It was dammed by the Hydro Tasmania in its development of the Pieman power development scheme.
Hydrological measurements on this river by the HEC
began in 1955.
Location: 41° 53' S 145° 53' E
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...
of Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
and flows into 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:...
. It is north of Tullah
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....
.
Lake Mackintosh
Lake Mackintosh
Lake Mackintosh is a long lake running north-south past Mount Farrell, adjacent to the town of Tullah. It dams the Mackintosh River and Sophia River, then feeds Mackintosh Power Station through into Lake Rosebery. The lake was created in the 1980s and the main basin of the lake was originally a...
is one of the more substantial hydro man-made lakes on the West Coast.
The eastern most point of the river catchment is defined by Barn Bluff
Barn Bluff
Barn Bluff is a mountain located in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in the Central Highlands of Tasmania at the junction of the eastern most points of the Murchison River and Mackintosh River river catchments...
where it is also border with the Murchison River
Murchison River (Tasmania)
Murchison River, TasmaniaA river on the West Coast of Tasmania that flows into the Pieman River.It is in the northern section of the West Coast Range.It was dammed by the HEC in its development of the Pieman power development scheme....
river catchment.
It is in the northern section of the West Coast Range. It was dammed by the Hydro Tasmania in its development of the Pieman power development scheme.
Hydrological measurements on this river by the HEC
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...
began in 1955.
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Location: 41° 53' S 145° 53' E