Lake Mackintosh is a

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with a surface area of that forms part of the Pieman power development running north–south past Mount Farrell, adjacent to the town of Tullah in

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Fed by the damming of the

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, Sophia, Fury, Southwell, and Brougham rivers and Mackintosh Creek, water from the lake feeds

Mackintosh Power Station The Mackintosh Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in Western Tasmania, Australia. Technical details Part of the Pieman River scheme that comprises four hydroelectric power stations, the Mackintosh Power Statio ...

through Lake Rosebery. The lake was created in the 1980s and the main basin of the lake was originally a Button Grass swamp prior to inundation. Lake Mackintosh is impounded by two dams, the main Mackintosh Dam and the smaller Tullabardine Dam. The lake's deepest point is roughly deep at the base of the main dam. It is one of the larger sized water impoundments of the Pieman power scheme. The Murchison River is feeds into Lake Mackintosh through the Murchison Dam, to the south. The

Murchison Highway The Murchison Highway is a highway located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The highway runs generally north–south, with Somerset, near Burnie, as its northern terminus and Zeehan as its southern terminus. The highway w ...

borders the lake to the west. The

Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is located in the Central Highlands area of Tasmania ( Australia), northwest of Hobart. The park contains many walking trails, and is where hikes along the well-known Overland Track usually begin. Ma ...

as a component part of the

Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, abbreviated to TWWHA, is a World Heritage Site in Tasmania, Australia. It is one of the largest conservation areas in Australia, covering , or almost 25% of Tasmania. It is also one of the last ex ...

, has its western boundary lying to the east of the lake shores.

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