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Revision as of 10:42, 3 April 2012
Darwin Dam (Location: 42°13′S 145°37′E / 42.217°S 145.617°E) is one of two dams that contain Lake Burbury, West Coast, Tasmania.
It captures the high rainfall in the catchment of the King River
- Constructed in the 1980s following the abandonment of the Gordon-below-Franklin power development scheme (The Franklin Dam) of Hydro Tasmania.
- Named after the ghost town site of Darwin
In the 1910s the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company had investigated and surveyed a site very close to this dam for a proposed scheme.
The water is piped down a 7 km tunnel to the John Butters Power Station[1] which is close to the confluence of the King River with the Queen River.
See also
Notes
- ^ HEC (no date) King River Power development page 13 - calling it the Headrace Tunnel'
References
- Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell (6th ed. ed.). Hobart: St. David's Park Publishing. ISBN 0-7246-2265-9.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help) - 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
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