Lake Dora is a 48-hectare (120-acre) lake and also short-lived mining area of the late 1890s located in the West Coast Range of Western Tasmania, Australia. It has a surface level of 756 metres (2,480 ft) AHD.
| Lake Dora | |
|---|---|
  Lake Dora Location in Tasmania | |
| Location | Western Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 41°57′S 145°39′E / 41.950°S 145.650°E |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 48 ha (120 acres) |
| Surface elevation | 756 m (2,480 ft) |
| References | [1] |
Features and location
editIt has two adjacent tarns just west of it, Maxfield and Michael Tarns, and numerous unnamed smaller lakes and water features.[2]
The nearest named features are Walford Peak at 1,009 metres (3,310 ft), approximately one kilometre (zero point six two miles) to the north west; and Farquhar Lookout at 935 metres (3,068 ft), located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the south west. It is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north north west of Eldon Peak
Located east of the Mount Tyndall area, it was the site of a transient gold-mining rush in the late 1890s. Lake Dora is not generally accessible by road, but only via trails or by helicopter. Lake Dora lies north of Lake Spicer – into which it drains.
Charles Whitham wrote of the mining rush:[3][4] Lake Dora, Royal Dora, Lady Dora, North Dora, and, of course Dora Reward. The Government put in a good track from Mount Read, with a telephone line (1897).
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Map of Lake Dora, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. n.d. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, J. B. (1975). "Plant species diversity of the Lake Dora Islands, Tasmania". Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "THE WEST COAST OF TASMANIA". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 August 1898. p. 9. Retrieved 21 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "TASMANIA". Zeehan and Dundas Herald. Hobart, Tasmania. 1 February 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 21 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
Further reading
edit- Whitham, Charles (2003). Western Tasmania – A land of riches and beauty (Reprint 2003 ed.). Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.