Lake Dora (Tasmania)
| Lake Dora | |
|---|---|
| Location | Western Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 41°57′S 145°39′E / 41.950°S 145.650°ECoordinates: 41°57′S 145°39′E / 41.950°S 145.650°E |
| Basin countries | Australia |
Lake Dora is a lake and also short-lived mining area of the late 1890s located in the West Coast Range of Western Tasmania. It has a surface level at 756m. It has two adjacent tarns just west of it, Maxfield and Michael Tarns, and numerous unnamed smaller lakes and water features.
The nearest named features are Walford Peak (1009m) north west (approximately 1 km) and Farquhar Lookout (935m) (3 km) south west. It is 7 km north north west of Eldon Peak
Located east of the Mount Tyndall area, it was the site of a transient gold-mining rush in the late 1890s. Lake Dora is not generally accessible by road, but only via trails or by helicopter.
It lies north of Lake Spicer - into which it drains.
Charles Whitham wrote of the mining rush:[1][2] Lake Dora, Royal Dora, Lady Dora, North Dora, and, of course Dora Reward. The Government put in a good track from Mount Read, with a telephone line (1897).
Notes
- ↑ "THE WEST COAST OF TASMANIA.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 3 August 1898. p. 9. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "TASMANIA.". Zeehan and Dundas Herald (Hobart, Tas. : 1890 - 1922) (Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 1 February 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
References
- Whitham, Charles (2003). Western Tasmania - A land of riches and beauty (Reprint 2003 ed.). 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