Lake King William

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Lake King William
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Lake King William
Location in Tasmania
Coordinates 42°13′30″S146°14′50″E / 42.22500°S 146.24722°E / -42.22500; 146.24722 Coordinates: 42°13′30″S146°14′50″E / 42.22500°S 146.24722°E / -42.22500; 146.24722
Type Reservoir
Basin  countriesAustralia

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

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Features

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 as a component part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, has its boundary lying to the north of the lake shore.

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References

  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 CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)