Great Lake

About

The Great Lake, officially yingina / Great Lake, is a natural freshwater lake, located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia.

Fed by two small rivulets and drained by the Shannon River, the lake has been significantly enlarged through the impoundments created in 1916 by the Miena Dam No. 1, in 1922 by the Miena Dam No. 2, and in 1967 by the Miena Rockfill Dam. The lake is predominantly used as a man-made reservoir for the generation of hydroelectricity, initially at the Waddamana Power Stations and, since 1967, at the Poatina, Tods Corner, and Trevallyn power stations. Additionally, the Great Lake also supports irrigation of 35 square kilometres (14 sq mi) of adjacent farmland.

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