Lake Pedder

Lake Pedder, once a glacial outwash lake, is an artificial reservoir and diversion lake located in South West Tasmania, Australia. In addition to its natural catchment from the Frankland Range, the lake was formed by the 1972 damming of the Serpentine and Huon Rivers by the Hydro-Electric Commission for the purpose of generating hydroelectricity at the Gordon Power Station.

Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Southwest National Park and Mount Lloyd Jones.

Southwest National Park

Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Southwest National Park is a Tasmanian national park accounting for 10% of Tasmania. It takes up all of the southwest of the state and is one of the many parks that make up the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.

Mount Lloyd Jones

Peak

Mount Lloyd Jones is a mountain in South West Tasmania named after aviator and adventurer, Lloyd Lindsay Jones MBE. It lies on the South East end of the Frankland Range jutting out towards the east from the range towards the impoundment Lake Pedder. Mount Lloyd Jones is situated 3½ km south of Lake Pedder.

Terminal Peak

Peak

Terminal Peak is a mountain in South West Tasmania. It lies on the north east end of the Frankland Range jutting out towards the east from a ridge off the range towards the impoundment Lake Pedder. Terminal Peak is situated 4 km southeast of Lake Pedder.

Lake Pedder

Type: Lake
Description: former lake in Tasmania, Australia
Categories: reservoir and body of water
Location: Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-42.95° or 42° 57′ south

Longitude

146.16° or 146° 9′ 36″ east

Elevation

304 metres (997 feet)

Open location code

4R9825X5+XX

GeoNames ID

2153584

Wikidata ID

Q653152

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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Pedder from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Lake Pedder” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Педър”
Cebuano: “Lake Pedder”
Chinese: “佩德湖”
Czech: “Pedder”
Dutch: “Lake Pedder”
French: “lac Pedder”
French: “Lac Pedder”
German: “Lake Pedder”
Italian: “lago Pedder”
Polish: “Jezioro Pedder”
Polish: “Pedder”
Russian: “Педдер”
Spanish: “Lago Pedder”
Swedish: “Lake Pedder”
Ukrainian: “Педдер”
Welsh: “Llyn Pedder”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Southwest and Strathgordon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lake Pedder National Park and Gordon Dam.

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