Lake Gordon

Lake Gordon
Lake Gordon
	The 140 m (459 ft) high Gordon Dam, built in 1974, creates Lake Gordon.
	Lake Gordon
	Map showing Lake Gordon in Tasmania
Location	South-west Tasmania
Coordinates	42°44′S 146°10′E
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Gordon River; Lake Pedder; McPartlan Canal;
Primary outflows	Gordon River
Catchment area	1,280 km2 (494 sq mi)
Basin countries	Australia
Managing agency	Hydro Tasmania
Built	1974
Construction engineer	Hydro-Electric Commission TAS
First flooded	1974
Surface area	278 km2 (107 sq mi)
Water volume	12,359,040 ML (436,455.4×106 cu ft)
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Lake Gordon is a man-made reservoir created by the Gordon Dam, located on the upper reaches of the Gordon River in the south-west region of Tasmania, Australia.

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