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Lake Rosebery
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A view of Lake Rosebery
Lake Rosebery is located in Tasmania
Lake Rosebery
Lake Rosebery
Location in Tasmania
Location West Coast, Tasmania, Australia
Coordinates 41°44′11″S 145°32′00″E / 41.73639°S 145.53333°E / -41.73639; 145.53333
Type Reservoir
Etymology Rosebery, Tasmania
Primary inflows
Primary outflows Pieman River
Catchment area 1,397 km2 (539 sq mi)
First flooded 1983 (1983)
Surface area 850 ha (2,100 acres)
Water volume 96,910 ML (3,422×10^6 cu ft)

Lake Rosebery is a man-made water reservoir located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The lake is situated within the northern part of Tasmania's West Coast Range and is fed by the dammed Mackintosh and Murchison rivers.

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