| Parangana Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Parangana Dam in Tasmania | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | North-western Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 41°37′48″S 146°13′12″E / 41.63000°S 146.22000°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1968 |
| Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Mersey River |
| Height | 53 metres (174 ft) |
| Length | 189 metres (620 ft) |
| Dam volume | 382 thousand cubic metres (13.5×106 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 2,093 cubic metres per second (73,900 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Parangana |
| Total capacity | 14,820 megalitres (523×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 715 square kilometres (276 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 11.4 hectares (28 acres) |
| Lemonthyme Power Station | |
| Coordinates | 41°36′14″S 146°08′19″E / 41.60389°S 146.13861°E |
| Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Commission date | 1969 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | 139 metres (456 ft) |
| Turbines | 1 x 54 MW (72,000 hp) Fuji Francis turbine |
| Installed capacity | 54 megawatts (72,000 hp) |
| Annual generation | 313 gigawatt-hours (1,130 TJ) |
| Website hydro | |
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The Lemonthyme Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in north-western Tasmania, Australia. It is the third station in the Mersey–Forth run-of-river scheme that comprises seven conventional hydroelectric power stations and one mini hydro station.
- ^ "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.