Meadowbank is a rural locality in the local government area of Central Highlands in the Central region of

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. The locality is about south of the town of

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. The 2016 census has a population of 10 for the state suburb of Meadowbank.

History

Meadowbank was gazetted as a locality in 1966. The name was that of a property granted to an early settler.

Geography

The Derwent River forms the eastern boundary. The Meadowbank Dam and

Meadowbank Power Station The Meadowbank Power Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. The power station is situated on the Lower River Derwent catchment and is owned and operated by Hyd ...

are on this section of the river, and the water impounded by the dam is named Meadowbank Lake.

References

Localities of Central Highlands Council Towns in Tasmania Populated places on the River Derwent {{CentralHighlandsTAS-geo-stub