- Lake Margaret (Tasmania)
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lake_name = Lake Margaret
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location =West Coast, Tasmania
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type = natural lake,reservoir
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basin_countries = Australia
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cities =Lake Margaret (coord|42|00|S|145|32|E|type:waterbody_region:AU-TAS) is the name of a
lake high up on the north side of Mount Sedgwick,in theWest Coast Range , West Coast ofTasmania inAustralia .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.
Numerous smaller lakes - some named and some not, lie above the location of the lake. The larger lower altitude natural lake lies to the south east side of Mount Sedgwick and is known as
Lake Beatrice .References
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*: 2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown. :1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC|48825404;ASIN [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FMPZ80 B000FMPZ80] :1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC|35070001;ASIN [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0008BM4XC B0008BM4XC]
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