Scotts Peak Dam
The Scotts Peak Dam is a rockfill embankment dam without a spillway across the Huon River, located in the South West region of Tasmania, Australia. The impounded reservoir, also formed with the Edgar Dam and the Serpentine Dam, is called Lake Pedder which flooded Lake Edgar, a naturally forming fault scarp pond.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scotts Peak and Edgar Dam.
Scotts Peak
Peak
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Scotts Peak is a mountain in South West Tasmania which is associated with the construction and flooding of the original Lake Pedder, as the lake now completely surrounds the peak. Scotts Peak is situated 3½ km northwest of Scotts Peak Dam.
Edgar Dam
Dam
The Edgar Dam is an earthfill embankment saddle dam without a spillway, located offstream in the South West region of Tasmania, Australia. The impounded reservoir, also formed with the Scotts Peak Dam and the Serpentine Dam, is called Lake Pedder which flooded Lake Edgar, a naturally forming fault scarp pond. Edgar Dam is situated 4 km east of Scotts Peak Dam.
Scotts Peak Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in South West Tasmania
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Derwent Valley, Southern Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.03034° or 43° 1′ 49″ southLongitude
146.29827° or 146° 17′ 54″ eastElevation
309 metres (1,014 feet)Height
43 metres (141 feet)Open location code
4R88X79X+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 44347982OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damGeoNames ID
8192020Wikidata ID
Q7438163
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Scotts Peak Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Scotts Peak Dam”
- Swedish: “Scotts Peak Dam”
Localities in the Area
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