Mackenzie Dam | |
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Location of the Mackenzie Dam in Tasmania | |
Country | Australia |
Location | North-western Tasmania |
Coordinates | 41°40′48″S 146°22′48″E / 41.68000°S 146.38000°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1969 |
Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Arch dam |
Impounds | Fisher River |
Height | 14 metres (46 ft) |
Length | 976 metres (3,202 ft) |
Dam volume | 176 thousand cubic metres (6.2×10 6 cu ft) |
Spillways | 1 |
Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
Spillway capacity | 515 cubic metres per second (18,200 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lake Mackenzie |
Total capacity | 20,220 megalitres (714×10 6 cu ft) |
Catchment area | 75 square kilometres (29 sq mi) |
Surface area | 29.6 hectares (73 acres) |
Fisher Power Station | |
Coordinates | 41°40′24″S 146°16′06″E / 41.67333°S 146.26833°E |
Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Commission date | 1973 |
Type | Conventional |
Hydraulic head | 603 metres (1,978 ft) |
Turbines | 1 x 46 MW (62,000 hp) Fuji Pelton turbine |
Installed capacity | 46 megawatts (62,000 hp) |
Capacity factor | 0.9 |
Annual generation | 240 gigawatt-hours (860 TJ) |
Website hydro | |
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The Fisher Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in north-western Tasmania, Australia.