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The Great Lake is a natural lake and man-made reservoir that is located in the central northern region of Tasmania, Australia. ==Location and features== Fed by the Pine Rivulet and Breton Rivulet, the original natural freshwater lake, much smaller in size than its current surface area, was expanded as a result of the 1967 construction of the Miena Rockfill Dam at its southern outflow into the Shannon River. After Lake Pedder, the Great Lake is the state's second largest freshwater lake. At above sea level, the lake's uses include hydro-electric power, fishing, and tourism. Water from the lake flows into Poatina Power Station to generate hydro-electric power. The nearby towns of Liaweenee and Miena are popular holiday shack destinations for local tourists, despite the area's reputation as being one of the coldest places in the generally mild-weathered state. During the winter months, when the weather is hardly conducive to camping, the population of these two small towns drops to two or three hundred. Parts of the lake surface have frozen during July in some years. The Lake Highway or Highland Lakes Road runs along the west side of the lake and is sometimes snowed under in winter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Great Lake (Tasmania)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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