Dove Lake (Tasmania)

Lake in Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, Tasmania,

41°39′29″S 145°57′43″E / 41.65806°S 145.96194°E / -41.65806; 145.96194TypeCorriePrimary inflowsDove RiverPrimary outflowsDove RiverBasin countriesAustraliaDesignationCradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National ParkMax. length2.1 km (1.3 mi)Max. width0.7 km (0.43 mi)Surface area86 ha (210 acres)Max. depth157 m (515 ft)Shore length¹6.6 km (4.1 mi)Surface elevation938 m (3,077 ft)References^[2]^[3]^[4]¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Dove Lake is a corrie lake near Cradle Mountain in the central highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. It lies in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. The lake is a very popular visitor attraction and is encircled by well maintained walking paths which also lead up onto Cradle Mountain. It was named by prominent local Gustav Weindorfer after an official of the Van Diemen's Land Company.^[5]

Like several other lakes in the region, Lake Dove was formed by glaciation. The habitat is unique and includes the Tasmanian deciduous beech (Nothofagus gunnii), tussock grasses, snow gums and pencil pines. Among animals wandering the shores of the lake are numerous wombats, echidnas, pademelons and tiger snakes.

References

^ Plomley, NJB; Robinson, George Augustus (2008). Friendly Mission, the Tasmanian journals and papers of George Augustus Robinson. Hobart: Quintus. ISBN 9780977557226.
^ "Map of Dove Lake, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. n.d. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^ "Dove Lake". Topographicmap.com. n.d. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^ Elder, Bruce (2008). Australia. New Holland Publishers. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-84773-100-5.
^ "Cradle Mountain Tasmania - History". Cradle Mountain Highlanders. 2011. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2015.