| Tooms Lake Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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 Aerial photo from the east, the village is at the top of the lake | |||||||||||||||
  Tooms Lake | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°14′S 147°48′E / 42.233°S 147.800°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | nil (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7209 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 464 m (1,522 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Northern Midlands, Southern Midlands, Glamorgan-Spring Bay | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Central, South-east | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Tooms Lake is a rural locality and a lake in the local government areas (LGA) of Northern Midlands, Southern Midlands, and Glamorgan-Spring Bay in the Central and South-east LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 47 kilometres (29 mi) north of the town of Triabunna. The 2016 census has a population of nil for the state suburb of Tooms Lake.[1]
The lake is artificial and shallow,[2] covering 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi).[3]
The lake was once a wetland and was an Aboriginal meeting place.[4] The indigenous name for this place was moyantaliah (moy.en.tel.eea).[5]
The lake can hold 25.362 gigaliters of water.[6] The catchment area is 60.2 km2. It is drained by the Tooms River, which flows into the Macquarie River. The lake is reached by the gravel Tooms Lake Road,[7] 83 km from Hobart.[8] Seaplanes land on the lake several times per year.[9]
The lake is used for recreational fishing, for brown and rainbow trout.[10] Brown trout were introduced in 1904 and rainbow trout were released around 1908. Trout are usually 1 to 1+1⁄2 kg (2.2 to 3.3 lb) with the largest 2+1⁄2 kg (5.5 lb).[3] Kuth Energy is drilling a geothermal energy exploration borehole in the area called Tooms1.[11]
Other creatures found in Tooms Lake are Galaxias maculatus or jollytail.
- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Tooms Lake (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ R L Croome and P A Tylor: Phytoplankton biomass and primary productivity of Lake Leake and Tooms Lake, Tasmania
- ^ a b "Archived". search.frdc.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2023.[dead link]
- ^ Plomley, Brian (2008). Friendly Mission (2 ed.). Hobart: Quintus. ISBN 9780977557226.
- ^ Plomley, Brian (1992). Tasmanian Aboriginal place names. Hobart: QVMAG. p. 40.
- ^ Lake Levels Database Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tooms Lake suburb profile". www.domain.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to Tooms Lake(7209)". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
- ^ TAS Country Hour | ABC Rural (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- ^ Tooms Lake — IFS Portal
- ^ "Business | the Australian".