Lake Leake (Tasmania)

Lake Leake
Aerial view of Lake Leake from the east
Location: Tasmania , Australia Tributaries: Snowy River , various streams and rivulets Drain: Elizabeth River Larger places on the shore: Lake Leake, Rawlinna Larger places nearby: Campbell Town , Swansea
Tasmania , Australia
Coordinates	42 ° 0 '36 "  S , 147 ° 49' 44"  E Coordinates: 42 ° 0 '36 "  S , 147 ° 49' 44"  E
Data on the structure
Height of the barrier structure :	5 m
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination )	573  m
Water surface	6.8 km²
Reservoir length	4 km
Reservoir width	3 km
Storage space	22.076 million m³
Map of Lake Leake with the settlements of Lake Leake and Rawlinna

The Lake Leake is an artificial lake in the east of the Australian state of Tasmania . The small village on its west bank bears the same name.

The lake covers an area of ​​6.8 km² and has a water content of 22.076 million m³.

The lake is fed by the Snowy River , which enters at its north end. The water drains into the Elizabeth River on the east bank . The sea water has an electrical conductivity of 56 μS / cm.

Fishing

The lake is used for sport fishing. You can catch brook trout , brown trout and rainbow trout there .

history

The artificial lake was named after Charles Henry Leake , a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (House of Lords). It was created after a long debate. The 5 m high dam was completed in 1884. Initially, Lake Leake had a volume of 19.9 million m³ and an area of ​​6 km². In 1971 the spout was raised by 18 cm to enlarge the storage space. The water is used for fish farming and is used for agricultural irrigation. The lake is always kept at least half full.

Sources and web links

• Lake Leake - TAS . ExplorOz.com
• Map of Lake Leake, TAS . Bonzle.com
• Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 61
• Leake Collection . Letters and newspaper clippings from and about Charles Henry Leake. UTAS ePrints.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lake Level Database - Lake Leake . Northern Midlands Council (2008) ( Memento of the original from November 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Fact Sheet for Lake Leake . Government of Tasmania.
3. ↑ The Parliament of Tasmania of 1856 - Charles Henry Leake . Government of Tasmania.
4. ^ Macquarie Catchment - Hydrology . Government of Tasmania (PDF; 516 kB)