Lake St. Clair (Tasmania)

Lake St. Clair
Geographical location	Tasmania ( Australia )
Tributaries	Cuvier River , Narcissus River , Hamilton Creek
Drain	Derwent River
Places on the shore	Derwent Bridge
	Data
Coordinates	42 ° 4 ′ S , 146 ° 10 ′ E Coordinates: 42 ° 4 ′ S , 146 ° 10 ′ E
Altitude above sea level	738 m
surface	29 km²
length	12 km
width	2.9 km
Maximum depth	167 m
particularities	Australia's deepest lake

The Lake St. Clair is a lake in the west of the Australian state of Tasmania .

It is located at the southern end of the Cradle Mountain Lake St. Clair National Park and is also the last stage of the famous Overland Track . With a depth of 167 m, it is Australia's deepest lake. In the lake, the Derwent River arises from the Cuvier River and the Narcissus River .

It was called Leeawuleena ("sleeping water") by the Tasmanians .

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