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The largest reservoir in Tasmania is the 12,359-gigalitre (2,719 × 10 ^ 9 imp gal; 3,265 × 10 ^ 9 US gal) Lake Gordon in the South West region of the state, formed by the Gordon Dam. As of 2015 [update] , 44 per cent of all the dams in Tasmania were constructed for the purpose of generating hydro-electricity .
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5.1 Australia. 5.2 Fiji. 5.3 New Caledonia. 5.4 New Zealand. 5.5 Papua New Guinea. 6 South America. Toggle South America subsection. ... List of reservoirs by surface ...
The Murray-Darling river, Australia's largest river by capacity, supplies 55% of the total water usage in Australia, and is primarily used for agriculture in South Australia, New South Wales, and Victoria. [5] Other prominent water sources have included groundwater, desalinated marine water, and recycled water. [6]
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Below are the reservoirs (artificial lakes) in the world with a surface area exceeding 500 km 2 (190 sq mi). Reservoirs can be formed conventionally, by damming the outlet of a canyon or valley to form a lake; the largest of this type is Ghana's Lake Volta, with a water surface of 8,500 km 2 (3,300 sq mi).