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Edgar Dam - TAS

Edgar Dam

Reservoir,Dam

Position

DEG: -43.029441 146.347495

DMS: 43º 01' 45.99" S 146º 20' 50.96" E

UTM: 55 G 5235709mN 446841mE

Altitude: 304m

Address & Contact

Scotts Peak Dam Rd
Southwest TAS 7116

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Information

Edgar Dam is a saddle dam supplying water from Lake Pedder to generate renewable energy at the Gordon Power Station in the Gordon River development. Lake Gordon & Lake Pedder combine to form Australia’s largest water storage covering more than 500 km² and holding approximately 31 times the volume of water in Sydney Harbour.

PlaceID	434634

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Scotts Peak at 16/01:30pm EST

Distance from Edgar Dam 6.29km W

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
10.9°C	1.6°C	58%	3.0°C	hPa	0.0mm	N	41km/hr 22knots	57km/hr 31knots

Closest Climatic Station

Scotts Peak Dam

Distance from Edgar Dam 6.29km W

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	20.5	21.1	18.2	14.7	11.5	9.7	9.2	10.4	12.1	14.4	17.8	18.5
Mean Min. °C	9.3	9.4	8.3	6.8	5.6	3.9	3.2	3.6	4.3	5.0	6.9	7.9
Mean Rain mm	104.9	75.2	120.7	128.2	167.7	184.0	189.4	212.3	226.7	164.1	98.4	150.8