Lake Pieman

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Lake Pieman
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Lake Pieman
Location in Tasmania
Location West Coast, Tasmania
Coordinates 41°47′S145°15′E / 41.783°S 145.250°E / -41.783; 145.250
Type Reservoir
Primary inflows Pieman River
Primary outflows Pieman River
Catchment area 2,653 km2 (1,024 sq mi) [1]
Basin  countriesAustralia
Managing agency Hydro Tasmania
Built1986 (1986)
Surface area222 hectares (550 acres) [1]
Water volume300,200 megalitres (243,400 acre⋅ft) [1]
References [1]

Lake Pieman is a man-made reservoir created by the damming of the Pieman River, located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.

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It is a long, narrow lake following the line of the Pieman River from Reece Dam back to Rosebery and the Bastyan Dam.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Register of Large Dams in Australia". Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Archived from the original (Excel (requires download)) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2015.

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