| Lake Leake Tasmania | |
|---|---|
 Aerial photo from the east of Lake Leake (kunawi) showing Rawlinna Village (Kalangadoo) at the left of the lake | |
  Lake Leake | |
| Coordinates | 42°01′S 147°48′E / 42.017°S 147.800°E |
| Population | 176 (2006 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 7210 |
| LGA(s) | Northern Midlands Council (53%), Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council (47%) |
| State electorate(s) | Lyons |
| Federal division(s) | Lyons |
Lake Leake (palawa kani: kunawi) is the name of both a man-made water storage reservoir and a small township in the eastern midlands of Tasmania. The locality is split between two local authorities:
The lake can hold 22.076 gigalitres (779,600,000 cu ft) of water.[2] The lake was named after Charles Henry Leake (1819-1889), a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council.[3] At the 2006 census, Lake Leake had a population of 176.[1]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lake Leake (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Lake Level Database". Archived from the original on 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Charles Henry Leake". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.