Devils Gate Dam | |
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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 (1.1×10 6 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 (6,355×10 6 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]
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