Dove Lake (Tasmania) Explained

Dove Lake
Other Name:Weebaunetinker[1]
Location:Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Central Highlands, Tasmania
Coordinates:-41.6581°N 145.9619°W
Type:Corrie
Inflow:Dove River
Outflow:Dove River
Basin Countries:Australia
Designation:Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Length:2.1km (01.3miles)
Width:0.7km (00.4miles)
Area:86ha
Max-Depth:157m (515feet)
Shore:6.6km (04.1miles)
Elevation:938m (3,077feet)
Pushpin Map:Australia Tasmania
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tasmania
Reference:[2] [3] [4]

Dove Lake is a corrie lake near Cradle Mountain in the central highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. It lies in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. The lake is a very popular visitor attraction and is encircled by well maintained walking paths which also lead up onto Cradle Mountain. It was named by prominent local Gustav Weindorfer after an official of the Van Diemen's Land Company.[5]

Like several other lakes in the region, Lake Dove was formed by glaciation. The habitat is unique and includes the Tasmanian deciduous beech (Nothofagus gunnii), tussock grasses, snow gums and pencil pines. Among animals wandering the shores of the lake are numerous wombats, echidnas, pademelons and tiger snakes.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Plomley . NJB . Robinson . George Augustus . Friendly Mission, the Tasmanian journals and papers of George Augustus Robinson . 2008 . Quintus . Hobart . 9780977557226.
  2. Web site: Map of Dove Lake, TAS. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. n.d.. 22 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Dove Lake. Topographicmap.com. n.d.. 22 May 2018.
  4. Book: Elder, Bruce. Bruce Elder (journalist). Australia. New Holland Publishers. 2008. 978-1-84773-100-5. 7.
  5. Web site: Cradle Mountain Tasmania - History. Cradle Mountain Highlanders. 2011. 26 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120430012553/http://www.cradlehighlander.com.au/cradle-mountain-history.html. 30 April 2012. dead.