| Devils Gate Dam | |
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 The Devils Gate Dam double arch wall | |
  Location of the Devils Gate Dam in Tasmania | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | North-western Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 41°21′1″S 146°15′48″E / 41.35028°S 146.26333°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1969 |
| Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch dam |
| Impounds | Forth River |
| Height | 84 metres (276 ft) |
| Length | 134 metres (440 ft) |
| Dam volume | 31 thousand cubic metres (1.1×106 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 2,040 cubic metres per second (72,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Barrington |
| Total capacity | 179,940 megalitres (6,355×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 742 square kilometres (286 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 66.5 hectares (164 acres) |
| Devils Gate Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Commission date | 1969 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | 68 metres (223 ft) |
| Turbines | 1 x 63 MW (84,000 hp) Boving Francis turbine |
| Installed capacity | 63 megawatts (84,000 hp) |
| Capacity factor | 0.8 |
| Annual generation | 314 gigawatt-hours (1,130 TJ) |
| Website hydro | |
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The Devils Gate Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in north-western Tasmania, Australia. The dam is 84 metres (276 ft) high. It is one of the thinnest concrete arch dams in the world.[2]
- ^ "Register of Large Dams in Australia". Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Archived from the original (Excel (requires download)) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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