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Lake Parangana - TAS

Lake Parangana

Lake,River,Creek

Position

DEG: -41.639937 146.225572

DMS: 41º 38' 23.78" S 146º 13' 32.05" E

UTM: 55 G 5389910mN 435503mE

Altitude: 392.49m

Place Type

Geography - Lake,River,Creek

Location

164.27kms NorthWest of Hobart - Driving 284 km (3 hours 24 mins)
439.77kms South of Melbourne - Driving 534 km (21 hours 58 mins)

Address & Contact

Parangana TAS 7304

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Information

Lake Parangana is a hydro Tasmania lake. The lake is 6 km south of Liena and 40 km west of Deloraine. Lake Parangana is a popular location for boating and fly fishing for trout.
There are camping and picnic areas and boat launch facilities.
South from Lake Parangana, past the Mersey, Whitewater Forest reserve and kayak course, you will find lake Rowallan which is a starting point for walking tracks in the nearby Highland regions lake.
Parangana forms part of the Mersey fourth catchment the System of lakes created by hydro, Tasmania for the generation of electricity. There are a total of seven power stations in this catchment system contributing about 16% of Tasmania energy needs. You will need a license to fish for trout in Tasmania lakes.

PlaceID	73000

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Sheffield at 02/04:00am EST

Distance from Lake Parangana 29.06km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
2.2°C	0.5°C	97%	1.8°C	1030.8hPa	0.0mm	CALM	0km/hr 0knots	0km/hr 0knots

Closest Climatic Station

Sheffield School Farm

Distance from Lake Parangana 29.06km N

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	21.9	21.6	19.8	16.5	13.6	11.6	10.8	11.7	13.1	15.1	18.0	19.5
Mean Min. °C	10.6	10.8	9.2	7.0	5.4	3.9	3.3	3.9	4.7	5.7	7.6	8.9
Mean Rain mm	48.8	45.5	61.3	66.5	87.1	104.7	114.4	133.0	125.4	78.4	93.5	68.1