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TASMANIA, Australia. GORDON DAM and LAKE PEDDER

Tasmania, GORDON DAM AND LAKE PEDDER The Gordon Dam wall constructed with 1,540 thousand cubic metres of concrete, is 198 metres long and 140 metres high, making it the tallest dam in Tasmania and the fifth-tallest in Australia. At 100% capacity the dam wall holds back 12,359,040 megalitres of water; making Lake Gordon the largest lake in Australia. The surface area of the lake is 278,000 hectares (690,000 acres) and the catchment area is 1,280 square kilometres (490 sq mi). The single controlled spillway is capable of discharging 175 cubic metres per second. Approximately 48 arch dams have been built in Australia and only nine have double curvature.