Lake Selina Explained

Lake Selina
Location:	West Coast, Tasmania
Type:	Natural glacial lake
Inflow:	West Coast Range
Basin Countries:	Australia
Elevation:	516m (1,693feet)
Pushpin Map:	Australia Tasmania
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Tasmania

Lake Selina is a natural glacial lake located to the east of Mount Read, in the West Coast Range, on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia.

In the 1890s it was the location of mineral exploration^{[1] [2]} along with nearby Lake Dora.^[3] Its location and conditions have led it to be a location of research into Pleistocene and Holocene environments.^{[4] [5]}

It has an estimated surface area of 185,000 square meters and is located close to the Anthony Road B28 that travels between Tullah and Queenstown.^[6]

From the east, Lake Selina with an elevation of is the furthest east adjacent to Anthony Road; then Lake Westwood, and then Lake Julia with the elevation of ; with Mount Julia to the west at .

See also

• List of reservoirs and dams in Tasmania
• List of lakes in Tasmania
• List of glacial lakes in Australia

Further reading

• Book: Whitham, Charles. Charles Whitham. Western Tasmania - A land of riches and beauty. Reprint 2003. Municipality of Queenstown. Queenstown. 2003.

Notes and References

1. News: MINING MEETINGS . . XVII . 299 . Tasmania, Australia . 15 December 1897 . 26 April 2023 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: LAKE SELINA COMPANY. . . LVII . 280 . Tasmania, Australia . 26 November 1897 . 26 April 2023 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: THE LAKE DORA SECTIONS. . . 1 . 61 . Tasmania, Australia . 1 December 1897 . 26 April 2023 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
4. Colhoun, Eric A.. Polaa, Jeremy S.. Bartonb, Charles E.. Heijnisc, Henk. Late Pleistocene vegetation and climate history of Lake Selina, Western Tasmania. Quaternary International. 57-58. June 1999. 1 . 5–23. 10.1016/s1040-6182(98)00046-9. 1999QuInt..57....5C .
5. Mackenzie, L. L.. Moss, P. T.. Petherick, L. M.. Marx, S. K.. Late Holocene vegetation and environments of Lake Selina, Western Tasmania. Australasian Quaternary Association Biennial Conference. 7–12 December 2008. 17. Victor Harbour, Australia.
6. Web site: Tullah Online Access Centre . 2010-10-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110312163019/http://www.tco.asn.au/oac/local_attractions.cgi?oacID=15 . 12 March 2011 . dmy-all .