Lake Crescent is a man-made
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
located in the eastern side of the
Midlands
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region of
Tasmania
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Australia
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, approximately north of
Hobart
Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
.
Lake Crescent is the main home for the golden galaxias ''
Galaxias auratus The Golden galaxias (''Galaxias auratus'') is an endangered species of landlocked galaxiid fish belonging to the genus ''Galaxias''. It is endemic to Lakes Crescent, Sorell, and their associated waterways located in central Tasmania, Australia.
Des ...
''. Carp, ''
Cyprinus carpio
The Eurasian carp or European carp (''Cyprinus carpio''), widely known as the common carp, is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia.Fishbase''Cyprinus carpio'' Linnaeus, 1758/ref>Arkive The ...
'', were discovered in the lake in 1995, but were eradicated using innovative techniques. Ramsar is an internationally significant wetland game reserve. The Short Fin Freshwater Eel (''
Anguilla australis
The short-finned eel (''Anguilla australis''), also known as the shortfin eel, is one of the 15 species of eel in the family Anguillidae. It is native to the lakes, dams and coastal rivers of south-eastern Australia, New Zealand, and much of th ...
'') used to migrate to Lake Crescent from the ocean. However its movement has been impounded by dams on the
Derwent River, and mesh screens on the
Clyde River to limit the movement of carp. The Inland Fishers Service has been stocking elvers into the lake to sustain a commercial eel fishery. Other fish that are stocked and fished from the lake are
brown trout
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and
rainbow trout
The rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead (sometimes called "steelhead trout") is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coasta ...
.
There is one boatramp into the lake accessed from Lake Crescent Road.
Other roads in the vicinity are Interlaken Road C527, Dennistoun Road C528, and Laycock Drive.
The closest camping ground is at
Dago Point on
Lake Sorell.
Named features on the western side of the lake are Teatree Point, Andrews Bay, Big Bay, Jacks Point. The southern edge is called Table Mountain Shore. The eastern side has coastlines called Boathouse Shore, and Sandbank Shore terminating at Triffitt Point. Lakeside Island is in the northern part.
The Interlaken Waste Transfer Station is on Dennistoun Rd.
See also
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Lakes of Tasmania
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Crescent
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In Hinduism, Lord Shiva is often shown wearing a crescent moon on his ...
Midlands (Tasmania)