Wilmot Dam
The Wilmot Dam is a concrete-faced rock-fill embankment dam across the Wilmot River, located near Wilmot, in northern Tasmania, Australia. Completed in 1970, the resultant reservoir, Lake Gairdner, was established for the purpose of generation of hydroelectricity via the adjacent Wilmot Power Station, a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station.- Power station
- …is also known as “Wilmot Power Station”
- …is operated by Hydro Tasmania
- Description: power station in North-western Tasmania
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cethana Dam.
Cethana Dam
The Cethana Dam is a concrete-faced rockfill… Cethana Dam is situated 1 km east of Wilmot Dam.
Wilmot Dam
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Latitude
-41.48331° or 41° 28′ 60″ south
Longitude
146.12501° or 146° 7′ 30″ east
Open location code
4RC8G48G+M2
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OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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