Cluny Power Station

Cluny Dam
Cluny Power Station is located in Tasmania
Cluny Power Station
Location of the Cluny Dam in Tasmania
CountryAustralia
LocationCentral Highlands Tasmania
Coordinates42°30′00″S 146°38′24″E / 42.50000°S 146.64000°E / -42.50000; 146.64000
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Opening date1967 (1967)
Owner(s)Hydro Tasmania
Dam and spillways
Type of damArch dam
ImpoundsRiver Derwent
Height30 metres (98 ft)
Length204 metres (669 ft)
Dam volume28 thousand cubic metres (990×10^3 cu ft)
Spillways1
Spillway typeUncontrolled
Spillway capacity4,248 cubic metres per second (150,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesCluny Lagoon
Total capacity4,880 megalitres (172×10^6 cu ft)
Catchment area2,971 square kilometres (1,147 sq mi)
Surface area8 hectares (20 acres)
Cluny Power Station
Coordinates42°30′00″S 146°40′48″E / 42.50000°S 146.68000°E / -42.50000; 146.68000
Operator(s)Hydro Tasmania
Commission date1968 (1968)
TypeConventional
Hydraulic head15 metres (49 ft)
Turbines1 x 18.6 MW (24,900 hp) Boving Kaplan-type turbine
Installed capacity18.6 megawatts (24,900 hp)
Capacity factor0.8
Annual generation90 gigawatt-hours (320 TJ)
Website
hydro.com.au/clean-energy/our-power-stations/derwent

The Cluny Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. The power station is situated on the Lower River Derwent catchment and is owned and operated by Hydro Tasmania.