Lake Beatrice

{{Short description|Lake in West Coast Range, Tasmania, Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox body of water | name = Lake Beatrice | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | image = Lake Beatrice from the air 2000 from the east.jpg | alt = | image_size = 240 | caption = Aerial view of part of Lake Beatrice,<br/> viewed from the east in 2001.<br/> Part of [[Crotty Dam#Reservoir|Lake Burbury]] can be seen, top left. | image_bathymetry = | alt_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = [[West Coast, Tasmania|West Coast]], [[Tasmania]] | group = | coordinates = {{coord|-42.007692|145.660327|type:waterbody_region:AU-TAS|display=it|format=dms}} | type = Natural lake | etymology = Local mining lease | part_of = [[King River (Tasmania)|King River]] | inflow = Dante Rivulet | rivers = | outflow = Dante Rivulet | oceans = | catchment = | basin_countries = Australia | agency = | designation = | date-built =  | engineer = | date-flooded =  | length = | width = | area = {{cvt|55|ha|acre}} | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = | salinity = | shore = | elevation = | temperature_high = | temperature_low = | frozen = | islands = | islands_category = | sections = | trenches = | benches = | cities = | pushpin_map = Australia Tasmania | pushpin_label_position =  | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of the lake in [[Tasmania]] | mapframe = yes | website = | reference = }}

'''Lake Beatrice''' is a {{convert|55|ha|acre|adj=on}} natural lake on the lower eastern side of [[Mount Sedgwick (Tasmania)|Mount Sedgwick]] in the [[West Coast Range]] of [[Western Tasmania]], Australia.<ref name=bonzle>{{cite web |url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=163735&cmd=sp |title=Map of Lake Beatrice, TAS |work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |date=n.d. |access-date=23 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |author=McNeill, A. W. |url=http://www.mrt.tas.gov.au/mrtdoc/tasxplor/download/01_4613/2098_200109_02_MainReport.pdf |title=Lake Beatrice EL 20/98: Annual and final report for the period ending 23 September 2001 |work=[[Pasminco]] Exploration |via=Mineral Resources Tasmania, [[Tasmania Government]] |date=11 September 2001 |access-date=23 May 2018 |page=1}}</ref>

Lake Beatrice is higher in altitude than the nearby [[Crotty Dam#Reservoir|Lake Burbury]]; however, it is not visible from that level, but can be seen either from the air or the higher slopes of the eastern part of [[Mount Lyell (Tasmania)|Mount Lyell]] or the upper levels of Mount Sedgwick. The lake is fed and drained by the Dante Rivulet.<ref>{{cite map |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lake+Beatrice/@-42.0084655,145.6602411,2175m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xaa6534f50250670f:0x2a03c94e1bbb2b80!8m2!3d-42.0044703!4d145.6609697!16s%2Fm%2F04lk0df?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |title=Map of Lake Beatrice |work=[[Google Maps]] |date= |access-date=2026-04-21 }}</ref>

The lake was a reference point for the planned [[Great Western Railway (Tasmania)|Great Western Railway]] that was considered at the end of the nineteenth century; however was never built.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54512076 |title=A NEW RAILWAY LINE IN TASMANIA. |newspaper=[[South Australian Register]] |location=Adelaide |date=8 October 1897 |access-date=9 June 2012 |page=5 |via=Trove. [[National Library of Australia]] }}</ref>

The name of the lake and adjacent ground is tied into exploration leases held in the area.<ref>{{cite map |author1=Corbett, K. D. |author2=Jackson, J. C. |year=1987 |title=Geology of the Tyndall Range Area. Mount Read. Volcanics Project |sheet=Map 5 |work=Dept. of Mines. Tasmania. }}</ref><ref>{{cite report |author1=Denwer, K. P. |author2=McNeill A.W. |author3=Simpson, K. |author4=Dauth C. |year=2000 |title=Queenstown North Project (Comprising Walford Peak EL 24/96, Queenstown EL 6/98, Beatrice EL 20/98, Lake Margaret EL 10/99 and Linda EL 13/99) Annual Report for the Period ending October 2000 |work=[[Pasminco]] Exploration }}</ref>

The {{convert|3000|ha|acre|adj=on}} Lake Beatrice Conservation Area starts in the location of Lake Beatrice and continues north to Lake Huntley and Lake Rolleston;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=58922&cmd=sp |title=Map of Lake Beatrice Conservation Area, TAS |work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |date=n.d. |access-date=23 May 2018}}</ref> and it is bordered on either side by the {{convert|14000|ha|acre|adj=on}} Tyndall Regional Reserve.<ref>{{cite map |title=Tyndall |work=[[Tasmap]] |sheet=3835 |edition=2 |year=2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=59861&cmd=sp |title=Map of Tyndall Regional Reserve, TAS |work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |date=n.d.}}</ref>

==See also== {{stack|{{Portal|Australia|Water|Environment}}}} *[[List of reservoirs and dams in Australia#Tasmania|List of reservoirs and dams in Tasmania]] ** [[Crotty Dam]] *[[List of lakes of Australia#Tasmania|List of lakes in Tasmania]]

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==Further reading== * {{cite book |author-link=Geoffrey Blainey |last=Blainey |first=Geoffrey |title=[[The Peaks of Lyell]] |edition=6th |publisher=St. David's Park Publishing |location=Hobart |year=2000 |isbn=0-7246-2265-9}} * {{cite book |author-link=Charles Whitham |last=Whitham |first=Charles |title=Western Tasmania – A land of riches and beauty |edition=Reprint 2003 |publisher=Municipality of Queenstown |location=Queenstown |year=2003}} * {{cite map |url=https://www.mrt.tas.gov.au/mrtdoc/carp/download/5231G/5231G.pdf |title=Geology of the Lake Dora - Lake Beatrice Region, Section AB and CD |author=Baillie, P. W. |scale=1:25,000 |date=n.d. |access-date=2026-04-21 |work=Mineral Resources Tasmania |publisher=[[Government of Tasmania]] }}

[[Category:Lakes of Tasmania|Beatrice]] [[Category:West Coast Range]]