Gordon Dam

Gordon Dam Tasmania Australia

Gordon Dam, Strathgordon Tasmania

Video from base of Gordon Dam

Gordon Dam, Strathgordon - Tasmania, Australia

Tasmania - Gordon Dam and Lake Pedder

The Gordon Dam wall constructed with 1,540 thousand cubic metres of concrete, is 198 metres long and 140 metres high, making it the tallest dam in Tasmania and the fifth-tallest in Australia. At 100% capacity the dam wall holds back 12,359,040 megalitres of water; making Lake Gordon the largest lake in Australia. The surface area of the lake is 278,000 hectares (690,000 acres) and the catchment area is 1,280 square kilometres (490 sq mi). The single controlled spillway is capable of discharging 175 cubic metres per second. Approximately 48 arch dams have been built in Australia and only nine have double curvature.

Gordon Dam Abseil 2017

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Travel Guide Tasmania, Australia - Gordon Dam Abseil

Leap 140m off the Gordon Dam into Tasmania’s magnificent south west wilderness.

WORLD RECORD Basketball Shot 126.5m (415 ft) - How Ridiculous

Tasmania's Gordon Dam is 126.5m tall. We went to the top and put a basketball hoop at the bottom. The rest is history (and a new world record)!
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A big thanks to the Hydro Tasmania, Aardvark Adventures and the Sunday Night program for helping us to make this shot a reality. It's been a dream of ours to make a shot off Gordon Dam since 2010. This shot breaks our previous Guinness World Record for the greatest height from which a basketball is shot which was 91m off the Euromast in the Netherlands in 2013 (watch that shot here: Next stop: The Burj Al Arab Helicopter Pad? Or the Burj Khalifa?

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Abseil the Gordon Dam in Tasmania

What an awesome weekend of good times with great people. The Gordon Dam abseil was increduible and well worth doing. Thanks aardvarkadventures.com.au

Gordon Power (1978)

Construction of the Gordon River and Serpentine Dams, for the Tasmanian Hydro-Electric Power Scheme.

Includes footage of the south east of Tasmania, Strathgordon, fishing at Lake Pedder and the Cronulla to Port Hacking ferry 'Bundeena.'


Produced by the Tasmanian Film Corp for the Hydro Electric Commission Tasmania.


Please be advised that this footage may contain words and descriptions that may be culturally sensitive, which reflect the attitude of the period in which the film was produced, and which may be considered inappropriate today.

Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office: Gordon Power - 16mm Eastmancolor Composite Release Print (colour, sound) - 16m28s - (Reference: AB869/1/1314)

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Abseiling Gordon Dam Wall, AKA Gordon River Dam & Lake Pedder, Tasmania

Abseiling the 140 metre high Gordon Dam wall, the world's highest commercial abseil. Enjoy the spectacular views of the Gordon River Dam and surrounds. Lake Pedder, once a natural lake now contained within the man-made 242 sq. kilometre lake, the largest freshwater lake in Australia.

Gordon Dam, South West Tasmania

Our look at Gordon Dam, located down in the far south west corner of Tasmania.

It is a beautiful part of Tasmania, deep in the South West National Park. About 10 minutes drive from Strathgordon.

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Gordon Dam Tasmania

Double curvature concrete arch dam holding lake Gordon. A must visit place in Tasmania. Stop by Russell fall and Lake Pedder.

Australian Trip 2019. Part 7b. TASMANIA. Trip to Strathgordon

Random pictures on my way to Strathgordon from Hobart including Lake Pedder, Lake Gordon and Gordon Dam.

Steve Droning On.... Maydena to Gordon Dam, Tasmania

Xiro Xplorer V drone at several locations between Maydena and Gordon Dam - The Needles, Sentinel Range, Stillwater River, behind Strathgordon, Lake Pedder lookout and, of course, the amazing Gordon Dam

Australia 15 - Gordon Dam absail (Tasmania)

Lake Pedder Strathgordon Gordon Power Station

Lake Pedder, Strathgordon, Gordon Power Station, Gordon Dam - Trip March 2015

Breathtaking Gordon Dam Tasmania

Amazing Gordon Dam Tasmania. 140 meters high, breathtaking views. Located near Strathgordon South West Tasmania

WUDU S08E02 Angie has a surprise for Macca at the Gordon Dam

Angie surprises Macca at the Gordon Dam with a 140 meter drop to the bottom, the world's highest commercial abseil.





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