Lake Burbury
Lake in Tasmania, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lake Burbury is a man-made water reservoir created by the Crotty Dam inundating the upper King River valley that lies east of the West Coast Range. Discharge from the reservoir feeds the John Butters Hydroelectric Power Station, owned and operated by Hydro Tasmania.
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Lake Burbury | |
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Location | West Coast Range, Tasmania, Australia |
Coordinates | 42°07′15″S 145°40′15″E |
Type | Reservoir |
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Surface area | 54 km2 (21 sq mi) |
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The reservoir was named in honour of Stanley Burbury, a former Governor of Tasmania.[1]