tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post7750251812484509405..comments2024-03-29T01:02:59.795+11:00Comments on thoughts & happenings: Devil's Gate Dam, TasmaniaMargaret Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-64226863836560641192015-02-03T00:16:11.201+11:002015-02-03T00:16:11.201+11:00Good imagination on that.Good imagination on that.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-60290035278016447742015-02-03T00:15:29.867+11:002015-02-03T00:15:29.867+11:00Well it's a long way down.Well it's a long way down.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-75749744236467739992015-02-03T00:15:00.278+11:002015-02-03T00:15:00.278+11:00Don't know where it is, but I expect they have...Don't know where it is, but I expect they have somewhere where they can get to the other side.<br />There is another dam in the South West and I believe they fish there, it's a mighty dam and that one you can walk across as it''s quite wide.<br />I don't think speed boats are permitted at Lake Barrington which is behind the Devil's Gate Dam.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-78899436107545039072015-02-03T00:12:42.957+11:002015-02-03T00:12:42.957+11:00Thanks.Thanks.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-49007834525057226312015-02-03T00:11:50.087+11:002015-02-03T00:11:50.087+11:00It's rather a nice one, we do have a few withi...It's rather a nice one, we do have a few within our island.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-90148282891325928352015-02-02T18:08:22.560+11:002015-02-02T18:08:22.560+11:00Looking down on that first pic I see immediately w...Looking down on that first pic I see immediately where the name came from!The Yum Listhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401523207811915718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-39780219325613090752015-02-02T13:21:10.550+11:002015-02-02T13:21:10.550+11:00Looking at the top of the Dam is always scary for ...Looking at the top of the Dam is always scary for me.黄清华 Wong Ching Wahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059967570931100163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-50701316022046521132015-02-02T09:06:01.394+11:002015-02-02T09:06:01.394+11:00Interesting!
Where is the walkway from side to sid...Interesting!<br />Where is the walkway from side to side located??? Generally it is topside of the dam.<br />Great looking countryside and also wonderful to know that water sports can be carried out.<br />Some dam areas - this I have been told - is not permitted???? Pollution of the water from speed<br />boats and those ghastly water speed bikes.<br />Cheers<br />ColinHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-76298685373914967482015-02-02T08:01:10.285+11:002015-02-02T08:01:10.285+11:00Magnificent places.Magnificent places.Lux G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557863683608790087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-28602932685025244142015-02-01T20:46:56.524+11:002015-02-01T20:46:56.524+11:00That is a very impressive dam - some manmade struc...That is a very impressive dam - some manmade structures are beautiful to behold.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-29472133503572849702015-02-01T16:16:52.634+11:002015-02-01T16:16:52.634+11:00Hello Pearl, it is lovely driving around that area...Hello Pearl, it is lovely driving around that area and many others here in Tasmania.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-1372282156898263552015-02-01T16:16:29.266+11:002015-02-01T16:16:29.266+11:00I believe it's safe Cynthia. I have never seen...I believe it's safe Cynthia. I have never seen the water flow on the steep side but I bet it's a great site to see.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-84609278562287984692015-02-01T16:15:23.424+11:002015-02-01T16:15:23.424+11:00Great structures are dams, and thanks to the immig...Great structures are dams, and thanks to the immigrants who worked on them - Polish, Greeks, Italians, Irish and so on.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-28918397381277837362015-02-01T16:14:29.236+11:002015-02-01T16:14:29.236+11:00Andrew, the photo was taken only the other week, s...Andrew, the photo was taken only the other week, so that is the summer paddocks in that area, brownish, would be green in early spring, winter and late autumn. <br />I expect you are correct on the arched wall being in strength otherwise it wouldn't not have lasted.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-52335116334315167092015-02-01T16:12:41.909+11:002015-02-01T16:12:41.909+11:00A hill view which often is lovely. That is a weed...A hill view which often is lovely. That is a weed, called 'grass'..Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-61036436576433714602015-02-01T16:11:22.393+11:002015-02-01T16:11:22.393+11:00Love to swim when I get the opportunity.
Yes, you ...Love to swim when I get the opportunity.<br />Yes, you can swim in the lake, it's called Lake Barrington, it's where rowing is held..Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-79147938917416115322015-02-01T11:18:45.432+11:002015-02-01T11:18:45.432+11:00Wow - what a beautiful area!
PearlWow - what a beautiful area!<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-55771725309687210622015-02-01T10:13:30.370+11:002015-02-01T10:13:30.370+11:00That's a huge dam. I think I would be a littl...That's a huge dam. I think I would be a little worried about the fact that it is the thinnest dam in the world and not want to get to close on the downstream side! Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-80402316641127156902015-02-01T09:59:24.625+11:002015-02-01T09:59:24.625+11:00Wow haven't visited a dam in many years since ...Wow haven't visited a dam in many years since I was a child but remember loving it Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-75741631661103881942015-02-01T09:29:35.417+11:002015-02-01T09:29:35.417+11:00If you took the same photos now, everything would ...If you took the same photos now, everything would be much greener, as it is here. I think I can see the strength in the dam wall is in its shape.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-45067839037665088132015-02-01T06:16:59.230+11:002015-02-01T06:16:59.230+11:00Margaret,the last photo is very interesting view. ...Margaret,the last photo is very interesting view. It is a beautiful rural landscape. What is the plant in the foreground.?.Gosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-29161725590162347542015-02-01T05:38:03.098+11:002015-02-01T05:38:03.098+11:00Oh how beautiful! Do you like to swim? Can you s...Oh how beautiful! Do you like to swim? Can you swim there, in the lake behind the dam wall?Strayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124298302997708537noreply@blogger.com