Lake Margaret (Tasmania)

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Lake Margaret
Location	West Coast, Tasmania
Coordinates	42°00′S 145°32′ECoordinates: 42°00′S 145°32′E
Lake type	natural lake, reservoir
Basin countries	Australia

Lake Margaret (42°00′S, 145°32′E) is the name of a lake high up on Mount Sedgwick, West Coast of Tasmania in Australia. A dam was built in 1912 to raise its water level by six metres, for the hydroelectric Lake Margaret Power Station and a townsite with the same name was constructed at that time.

[edit] References

• Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell, 6th ed., Hobart: St. David's Park Publishing. ISBN 0-7246-2265-9. 
• Whitham, Charles. Western Tasmania - A land of riches and beauty, Reprint 2003, Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown. 

2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.

1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC 48825404; ASIN B000FMPZ80

1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC 35070001; ASIN B0008BM4XC