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Penstock Lagoon (Day use) - TAS

Penstock Lagoon (Day use)

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -42.100798 146.759617

DMS: 42º 06' 2.88" S 146º 45' 34.61" E

UTM: 55 G 5339004mN 480123mE

Altitude: 927.15m

Address & Contact

Waddamana Rd
Waddamana TAS 7030

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Information

2 parkings bays here allow you to see the remains of the infrastructure and information signboards.
Penstock Lagoon was originally constructed in 1916 as water storage and intake for the now decommissioned Waddamana power station throughout its history. Penstock has been a flyfishing water of high repute. The lagoon is no longer use for electricity generation, but it’s water quality and quantity is managed by hydro, Tasmania.

PlaceID	435517

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Liawenee at 02/12:30am EST

Distance from Penstock Lagoon (Day use) 23.56km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
-0.8°C	-5.0°C	100%	-0.8°C	1030.4hPa	0.0mm	NNE	11km/hr 6knots	15km/hr 8knots

Closest Climatic Station

Liawenee

Distance from Penstock Lagoon (Day use) 23.56km N

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	18.8	18.3	15.9	12.3	9.0	6.4	5.6	6.7	8.7	11.5	15.3	16.1
Mean Min. °C	5.3	5.1	3.6	1.7	0.1	-1.1	-1.6	-1.0	-0.6	0.6	2.8	3.7
Mean Rain mm	47.9	42.7	66.7	70.1	79.3	106.6	100.9	141.3	124.3	67.3	67.3	64.8