Lake Meston (Tasmania)

The Lake Meston is a natural lake that is located in the central northern region of Tasmania, Australia in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park, and is the source of the Mersey River.

Lake Meston
Lake Meston Location in Tasmania
Location	Central Northern Tasmania
Coordinates	41°53′56″S 146°13′40″E
Type	Natural lake
Primary outflows	Mersey River
Basin countries	Australia
Max. length	3 km (1.9 mi)
Max. width	1 km (0.62 mi)
Surface elevation	1,022 m (3,353 ft)
Frozen	During some winters

Early Inhabitants

In 1922, brothers Arthur and Percy Youd built a hut at Lake Meston[1] establishing a large hunting territory for fur[2] that covered a wide area to the north, east and south of the lake. Percy became ill and died in 1928, Arthur continued to hunt from Lake Meston for 60 Years.

Arthur was trapped in his hut by snow at one stage. This story was relayed to Dick Read another Bushmen that roamed the highlands and was incorporated into the design of a new hut built by Dick and his friends at Lake Meston.[3]

Recent use

The hut is now used by bushwalkers and keen fishermen alike.

Rainbow trout were first introduced into these waterways by the one and only airdrop of rainbows into Lake Meston in the 1950s. [4]

References

1. "The story of Blizzard Plain and the Lake Myrtle Track". Simon Cubit. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
2. "Tales of the Old Tasmanian Bushmen". C Campbells' Natural Worlds. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
3. "August 4th - Lake Meston and Junction Lake". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
4. Craig Rist. "Junction Lake". Tasfish. Retrieved 23 April 2017.