Lake Parangana - TAS

  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

Description

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
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

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.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Sheffield at 23/08:30pm EDT
Distance from Lake Parangana 29.06km N
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
17.2°C18.1°C87%15.0°C1014.3hPa1.0mmSSW4km/hr
2knots
6km/hr
3knots

Closest Climatic Station

Sheffield School Farm
Distance from Lake Parangana 29.06km N
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C21.921.619.816.513.611.610.811.713.115.118.019.5
Mean Min. °C10.610.89.27.05.43.93.33.94.75.77.68.9
Mean Rain mm48.845.561.366.587.1104.7114.4133.0125.478.493.568.1

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