Lake Rosebery | |
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A view of Lake Rosebery
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Location in Tasmania | |
Location | West Coast, Tasmania, Australia |
Coordinates | 41°44′11″S 145°32′00″E / 41.73639°S 145.53333°E / -41.73639; 145.53333 |
Type | Reservoir |
Etymology | Rosebery, Tasmania |
Primary inflows |
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Primary outflows | Pieman River |
Catchment area | 1,397 km2 (539 sq mi) |
First flooded | 1983 (1983) |
Surface area | 850 ha (2,100 acres)[1] |
Water volume | 96,910 ML (3,422×10 |
References | [2] |
Lake Rosebery is a man-made water reservoir located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The lake is situated within the northern part of Tasmania's West Coast Range and is fed by the dammed Mackintosh and Murchison rivers.
The Bastyan Dam across the Pieman River was built by the Hydro-Electric Commission in 1983. The dam created a 123,520-megalitre (4,362×10^6 cu ft) reservoir, called Lake Rosebery, with a surface area ranging from 744 hectares (1,840 acres), drawn from a catchment area of 1,397 square kilometres (539 sq mi).[2]
The lake is located near the village of Tullah.
The diverted Emu Bay Railway line and the Wee Georgie Wood Railway line run close to the lake.
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