Meadowbank Lake

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Meadowbank Lake
View from the nearby campsite
View from the nearby campsite
Location: Tasmania ( Australia )
Tributaries: Derwent River , Ouse River , Jones River , Clyde River
Drain: Derwent River
Larger places nearby: Hamilton
Meadowbank Lake (Tasmania)
Meadowbank Lake
Coordinates 42 ° 33 '46 "  S , 146 ° 46' 39"  E Coordinates: 42 ° 33 '46 "  S , 146 ° 46' 39"  E
Data on the structure
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination ) 79  m
Water surface 6.6 km²
Reservoir length 27 km
Reservoir width 1.5 km

The Meadowbank Lake is a reservoir in the southern Australian state of Tasmania , about 23 km northwest of New Norfolk . It lies in the course of the Derwent River , where the Ouse River , the Jones River and the Clyde River meet.

The water is used to generate electricity at the Meadowbank Power Station .

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