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Lake King William

Coordinates: 42°13′30″S 146°14′50″E / 42.22500°S 146.24722°E / -42.22500; 146.24722
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Lake King William
Lake King William is located in Tasmania
Lake King William
Lake King William
Location in Tasmania
Coordinates42°13′30″S 146°14′50″E / 42.22500°S 146.24722°E / -42.22500; 146.24722
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesAustralia

Lake King William is a reservoir on the upper Derwent River in Tasmania, Australia.

Features

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Lake King William is created by the Clark Dam, as part of the Upper Derwent hydro scheme.[1] The Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, a component of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, has its boundary to the north of the lake shore.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ section titled Water Resources and Power Development by J.R. Ashton pp.183-192 and map on page 189. Banks, M. R. (Maxwell R.), (ed.); Royal Society of Tasmania (1973), The lake country of Tasmania : a symposium conducted by the Royal Society of Tasmania at Poatina, Tasmania, November 11-12, 1972, Royal Society of Tasmania, ISBN 978-0-9598679-0-9 {{citation}}: |author1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)