Lake Westwood (Tasmania) Explained

Lake Westwood
Location:	West Coast, Tasmania
Type:	Natural glacial lake
Basin Countries:	Australia
Area:	35ha
Pushpin Map:	Australia Tasmania
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Tasmania
Reference:	^[1]

Lake Westwood is a 35ha glacial lake in the Tyndalls peaks to the east of Mount Read, in the West Coast Range, West Coast of Tasmania.

The lake is located south east of the Henty Gold Mine and it lies between Lake Julia and Lake Selina adjacent to the Anthony Road that travels between and .^[2] The features that separate the lakes are:

• Anthony Road and Lake Selina (516m) is open ground
• Lake Selina and Lake Westwood are separated by Moyle Rock (696m)
• Lake Westwood and Lake Julia are separated by Lukes Knob (719m)
• south of Lake Westwood is Julia Peak (918m) which is heavily forested on the south side

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. Web site: Map of Lake Westwood, TAS. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. n.d.. 27 May 2018.
2. Web site: Anthony Road B28 A most scenic byway. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110312163019/http://www.tco.asn.au/oac/local_attractions.cgi?oacID=15. 12 March 2011. dmy-all.