| Mackintosh Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Mackintosh Dam in Tasmania | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Western Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 41°41′24″S 145°38′24″E / 41.69000°S 145.64000°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1981 |
| Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Mackintosh River |
| Height | 75 metres (246 ft) |
| Length | 465 metres (1,526 ft) |
| Dam volume | 927 thousand cubic metres (32.7×106 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 1,021 cubic metres per second (36,100 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Mackintosh |
| Total capacity | 913,690 megalitres (32,267×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 512 square kilometres (198 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 276.1 hectares (682 acres) |
| Mackintosh Power Station | |
| Coordinates | 41°41′24″S 145°38′24″E / 41.69000°S 145.64000°E |
| Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Commission date | 1982 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | 61 metres (200 ft) |
| Turbines | 1 x 81 megawatts (109,000 hp) Fuji Francis-type turbine |
| Installed capacity | 81 megawatts (109,000 hp) |
| Capacity factor | 0.85 |
| Annual generation | 394 gigawatt-hours (1,420 TJ) |
| Website hydro | |
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The Mackintosh Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in Western Tasmania, Australia.
- ^ "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.