Lake Margaret

#1734 among destinations in Australia

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Facts and practical information

Lake Margaret is a concrete-faced gravity dam with an uncontrolled spillway across the Yolande River, located on the north side of Mount Sedgwick, in the West Coast Range, West Coast of Tasmania, Australia. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1918 (106 years ago)Length: 797 ftHeight: 56 ftReservoir area: 0.66 mi²Elevation: 0 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°0'0"S, 145°31'59"E

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TasmaniaAustralia

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Lake Margaret – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Galley Museum, Mount Lyell, Tyndall Range, Mount Tyndall.

5.6 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
Galley Museum, Queenstown
142 min walk • The Eric Thomas Galley Museum is a photographic and general museum in Driffield Street in Queenstown. One of two west coast Tasmania museums that house records and relics from the mining communities of the past, the museum is housed in a former 1897 constructed Imperial Hotel, which has also been a mining office and Youth Hostel.
5.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Lyell
138 min walk • Mount Lyell is a mountain in the West Coast Range of Western Tasmania, Australia. Mount Lyell has an elevation of 917 metres above sea level. The adjacent mountains are Mount Sedgwick to the north and Mount Owen to the south. The mountain was named by Charles Gould in 1863 after geologist Charles Lyell, a supporter of Charles Darwin.
6.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Tyndall Range
175 min walk • The Tyndall Range, commonly called The Tyndalls, is a mountain range that is part of the West Coast Range located in the Western region of Tasmania, Australia.
5.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tyndall
144 min walk • Mount Tyndall is a mountain that is part of the Tyndall Range, a spur off the West Coast Range, located in the Western region of Tasmania, Australia.
4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Sedgwick
101 min walk • Mount Sedgwick is a mountain located within the West Coast Range, in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. It lies in line behind Mount Lyell in views from high points in Queenstown and from the roads leading out to Strahan and Zeehan.
~0 ftN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Beatrice
1 min walk • Lake Beatrice is a 55-hectare natural lake on the lower eastern side of Mount Sedgwick in the West Coast Range of Western Tasmania, Australia.
2.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Geikie
72 min walk • Mount Geikie is a mountain in the West Coast Range of Western Tasmania, Australia. Mount Geikie has an elevation of 1,191 metres above sea level.
5.7 miS
Neighbourhood
Queenstown Post Office, Queenstown
145 min walk • Queenstown Post Office is a heritage-listed post office at 32-34 Orr Street, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia. It was designed by the Tasmanian government's Public Works Office and built in 1902, with the tower added in 1909. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004.
5.4 miS
Sport, Sport venue
Queenstown Oval, Queenstown
138 min walk • Queenstown Oval, known colloquially as The Gravel or The Rec, is a sports arena in Queenstown, located on the west coast of Tasmania.