Lake Leake, Tasmania

Lake Leake
Tasmania
Aerial photo from the east of Lake Leake (kunawi) showing Rawlinna Village (Kalangadoo) at the left of the lake
Lake Leake is located in Tasmania
Lake Leake
Lake Leake
Coordinates42°01′S 147°48′E / 42.017°S 147.800°E / -42.017; 147.800
Population176 (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]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lake Leake (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Lake Level Database". Archived from the original on 4 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Charles Henry Leake". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.