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at Lake Pedder's most easterly point. The water in Lake Pedder provides around 40% of the water used in the Gordon Power
Station. The water flows to Lake Gordon via McPartlan Canal. Water from Lake Gordon then exits through the Gordon Power Station releasing via the tailrace into the Gordon River.
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545:(a small herbaceous plant), while the nearby Gordon Dam caused the loss of another. It is now only known to exist in one location on the Frankland Range. One sub-population existed along the Serpentine River and is now inundated as a direct cause of the creation of this dam.
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