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This 140 m high concrete arch dam was completed in 1974. it is the highest arch dam in Australia and Lake Gordon is the largest storage in Australia (12.4 million ml). The use of double-curvature enabled the dam's concrete volume to be reduced to 15,400 cubic metres. The dam is a tourist attraction and is associated with the construction of.
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Coordinates: 42°44′S 146°10′E 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 . Features
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The Gordon Dam, also known as the Gordon River Dam, is a major gated double curvature concrete arch dam with a controlled spillway across the Gordon River, located in South West Tasmania, Australia. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Gordon.
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The Gordon Dam wall, constructed with 154 thousand cubic metres (5.4 × 106 cu ft) of concrete, is 198 metres (650 ft) long and 140 metres (460 ft) high, making it the tallest dam in Tasmania and the fifth-tallest in Australia. [3] At 100% capacity the dam wall holds back 12,359,040 thousand cubic metres (436,455 × 106 cu ft) of water; making.
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A 9.5 hours driving tour to the World Heritage listed Southwest National Park, including wilderness, scenic lakes and the towering Gordon Dam. David, who learned relevant scientific disciplines at the University of Tasmania and worked for the organization that manages the lakes will be your tour guide. Begin with an easy walk through pristine temperate […]
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The Gordon Power Station is the largest conventional hydroelectric power station in Tasmania, Australia; located in the South West region of the state. The power station is situated on Gordon River. Water from Lake Gordon descends 183 metres (600 ft) underground past the Gordon Dam and into the power station. Technical data
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The Gordon Dam, also known as the Gordon River Dam, is a major gated double curvature concrete arch dam with a controlled spillway across the Gordon River, located in South West Tasmania. The water flows from Lake Pedder into Lake Gordon through McPartlan Pass Canal. The combination of Lake Gordon and Lake Pedder is the largest in Australia.
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Description: dam in South West Tasmania Category: arch dam Location: Derwent Valley, Southern Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania View on OpenStreetMap Latitude -42.73062° or 42° 43' 50" south Longitude 145.97569° or 145° 58' 33" east Elevation 36 metres (118 feet) Open Location Code 4R977X9G+Q7 GeoNames ID 6639631 Wikidata ID
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The World's Highest Abseil The world's highest commercial abseil is a bucket list day trip out of Hobart. Drive through stunning mountainous countryside to the mighty 140 metre-high Gordon Dam wall.
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Teds Beach. Gordon dam. 2 and half hours from Hobart and just 12km out of Strathgordon sits the Gordon Dam. The dam is the tallest in Tasmania at 200 meters long and 140 meters tall, the concrete wall features an arch both horizontally and vertically. Visitors can walk down the 185 steps and walk across the wall.
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In Australia there are several dams since water storage has always been a problem here. In Tasmania, for example, there is the Gordon Dam that contains and takes advantage of the waters of the river of the same name, to the southwest of the island.. Gordon Dam has 42 years and the reason for its construction was power generation, so it is a hydroelectric plant made up of the dam and the.
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The Gordon River is one of Tasmania's wild treasures. In fact, it is one of the pristine rivers that carve deep gorges into the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. It is home to a treasure trove of spectacular flora and fauna, and it's all there for you to explore and enjoy.
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The Gordon Dam is located at Strathgordon in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, making it difficult to approach. The distance between you and Hobart is around 160 kilometres, and it will take you about 2.5 hours to get there. The journey from Launceston takes more than 4 hours, while the journey from Devonport takes 5 hours.
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The 140-m high Gordon Dam in Tasmania symbolises all that's right and wrong with dams. (Photo: Matthew Newton) Reading Time: 11 Minutes • Print this page After 150 years of dam-building in Australia, we wonder if dams cause more problems than they solve? This story first appeared in Australia Geographic magazine in January, 2008.