Bastyan Power Station

Bastyan Dam
Bastyan Power Station is located in Tasmania
Bastyan Power Station
Location of the Bastyan Dam in Tasmania
CountryAustralia
LocationWestern Tasmania
Coordinates41°43′48″S 145°31′48″E / 41.73000°S 145.53000°E / -41.73000; 145.53000
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began1974 (1974)
Opening date1983 (1983)
Owner(s)Hydro Tasmania
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsPieman River
Height75 metres (246 ft)
Length510 metres (1,670 ft)
Dam volume570 thousand cubic metres (20×10^6 cu ft)
Spillways1
Spillway typeUncontrolled
Spillway capacity2,806 cubic metres per second (99,100 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesLake Rosebery
Total capacity123,520 megalitres (4,362×10^6 cu ft)
Catchment area1,397 square kilometres (539 sq mi)
Surface area74.4 hectares (184 acres)
Bastyan Power Station
Coordinates41°43′48″S 145°31′48″E / 41.73000°S 145.53000°E / -41.73000; 145.53000
Operator(s)Hydro Tasmania
Commission date1993 (1993)
TypeConventional
Hydraulic head61 metres (200 ft)
Turbines1 x 81 MW (109,000 hp)
Fuji Francis turbine
Installed capacity81 megawatts (109,000 hp)
Capacity factor0.85
Annual generation405 gigawatt-hours (1,460 TJ)
Website
hydro.com.au/clean-energy/our-power-stations/pieman
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The Bastyan Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in Western Tasmania, Australia.

  1. ^ "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.