- Lake Burbury
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lake_name = Lake Burbury
image_lake = Lake Burbury.jpg
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location = West Coast Range,Tasmania
coords = coord|42|07|S|145|40|E|region:AU-TAS_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
type =reservoir
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basin_countries = Australia
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area = 54 km²
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cities =Lake Burbury, Tasmania (coord|42|07|S|145|40|E|region:AU-TAS_type:waterbody) is a man made lake created by the Crotty Dam made by
Hydro Tasmania inundating the upper King River valley that lies east of the West Coast Range. It has a surface area of 54 square kilometres.It was named after
Stanley Burbury formerGovernor of Tasmania .The lake is fed mainly by rivers from the north, including the upper King River, and the Eldon River. Valleys that open to the area include the
Linda Valley . It also has a natural lake just north of its northern shore known asLake Beatrice which is at the eastern end of Mount Sedgwick.Charles Whitham claimed that the 1917 proposed dam which was an early version of this dam should be named 'Lake Dorothy' in line with naming lakes on the west coast with female names. The Crotty Dam site had been surveyed in the early twentieth century but the proposed dam did not proceed at that time. It was re-visited in the 1980s and involved in the last major dam construction by Hydro Tasmania.It is popular as a fishing lake, but is susceptible to extreme weather. Its feeder rivers are the upper King, Nelson, Princess, and Eldon Rivers. There are design features in the Crotty Dam to lower the surface level rapidly in the event of severe floodwaters.
The lake has the 'Bradshaw' [ Named after the family that owned and operated the sawmill that was inundated at Princess River ] bridge crossing it to connect the
Lyell Highway across it, and has two dams - one in the King River Gorge - the Crotty Dam , and the other adjacent to Mount Darwin, theDarwin Dam .The dam inundated the historical sites of the Darwin and Crotty - as well as the bridge of the
North Mount Lyell Railway over the King River which was not salvaged before the flooding.Crotty Dam and Lake Burbury have been identified as "Indicative places" on the Register of the National Estate [ [http://www.aussieheritage.com.au/listings/tas/Gormanston/CrottyDamandLakeBurbury/12672 Crotty Dam and Lake Burbury, Gormanston, TAS Profile ] ]
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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]
*External links
* [http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wha/wherein/detail.html Position in World Heritage Area]
* http://www.hydro.com.au/home/Tourism+and+Recreation/King+Catchment
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