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The catchment is bordered to the south by the [[Eldon Range, Tasmania|Eldon Range]], and its south western area is in the West Coast Range, with the [[Tyndall Range]] and Lake Rolleston on its south west border. |
The catchment is bordered to the south by the [[Eldon Range, Tasmania|Eldon Range]], and its south western area is in the West Coast Range, with the [[Tyndall Range]] and Lake Rolleston on its south west border. |
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Named tributaries in the catchment include Wallace River, Canning River, Bluff River and Anthony Creek <ref> |
Named tributaries in the catchment include Wallace River, Canning River, Bluff River and Anthony Creek <ref>page 42, map 2-2 ''Mackintosh-Murchison Catchment'' 1:250 000 landforms map in {{Citation | author1=Waterman, Peter, 1941- | author2=South West Tasmania Resources Survey | title=Mackintosh-Murchison catchment | publication-date=1979 | publisher=Steering Committee, South West Tasmania Resources Survey | isbn=978-0-7246-0261-2 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 20:21, 3 May 2016
Murchison River is river on the West Coast of Tasmania that flows into the Pieman River.
Pieman power scheme
It is in the north eastern section of the West Coast Range.
It was dammed by the HEC in its development of the Pieman power development scheme.[1][2]
Lake Murchison is a narrow lake that lies east of Mount Murchison, it lies to the south of Tullah and its upper reaches are well into the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.
Water from the dam is fed through the Sophia Tunnel into Lake Mackintosh for power generation.
Catchment
The river catchment easternmost point can be located at Mount Pelion West, while the junction point in the river catchments of the Mackintosh River and the Murchison can be located at Barn Bluff.
The catchment is bordered to the south by the Eldon Range, and its south western area is in the West Coast Range, with the Tyndall Range and Lake Rolleston on its south west border.
Named tributaries in the catchment include Wallace River, Canning River, Bluff River and Anthony Creek [3]
See also
Tribute Power Station, Tasmania
External links
References
- ^ Mather, R P (1958), Pieman River development : the Mackintosh and Murchison dam sites, n.p, retrieved 9 June 2015
- ^ Kinstler, FL (1982), "Mackintosh and Murchison Dams River Diversions", Engineering Conference 1982: Changing Society, a Challenge for Engineering; Technical Papers, The, Institution of Engineers, Australia: 146–151, ISBN 978-0-85825-163-2
- ^ page 42, map 2-2 Mackintosh-Murchison Catchment 1:250 000 landforms map in Waterman, Peter, 1941-; South West Tasmania Resources Survey (1979), Mackintosh-Murchison catchment, Steering Committee, South West Tasmania Resources Survey, ISBN 978-0-7246-0261-2
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41°53′S 145°53′E / 41.883°S 145.883°E