| Edgar Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Edgar Dam in Tasmania | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | South West Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 43°01′48″S 146°20′24″E / 43.03000°S 146.34000°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1973 |
| Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Off stream |
| Height | 17 metres (56 ft) |
| Length | 460 metres (1,510 ft) |
| Dam volume | 96×103 m3 (3.4×106 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 0 |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Pedder |
| Total capacity | 2,937,930 ML (103,752×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 734 km2 (283 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 241 km2 (93 sq mi) |
| Maximum water depth | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Website hydro | |
The Edgar Dam is an earthfill embankment saddle dam without a spillway, located offstream in the South West region of Tasmania, Australia.
The impounded reservoir, also formed with the Scotts Peak Dam and the Serpentine Dam, is called Lake Pedder which flooded Lake Edgar, a naturally forming fault scarp pond. The dam was constructed in 1973 by the Hydro Electric Corporation (TAS) as part of the Gordon River Power Development Scheme for the purpose of generating hydro-electric power via the Gordon Power Station. Water from Lake Pedder is diverted to Lake Gordon (formed by the Gordon Dam) via the McPartlan Pass Canal.[1]
- ^ "Gordon - Pedder". Energy: Our power stations. Hydro Tasmania. Retrieved 21 June 2015.