Duck Reach Power Station

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Duck Reach Power Station
Duck Reach Power Station c1930
Location of Duck Reach Power Station in Tasmania
Country	Australia
Location	South Esk River, Tasmania
Coordinates	41°27′33″S 147°6′40″E / 41.45917°S 147.11111°E / -41.45917; 147.11111
Status	Closed
Commission date	1895
Decommission date	1955
Owner(s)	Hydro Tasmania
Power generation
Make and model	Thompson vortex turbines then Francis turbines
Units decommissioned	8
Nameplate capacity	0.435 MW (583 hp) then 1.2 MW (1,600 hp) then 2 MW (2,700 hp)
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Duck Reach Power Station was the first publicly owned hydro-electric plant in the Southern Hemisphere, and provided the Tasmanian city of Launceston with hydro-electric power from its construction in 1895 to its closure in 1955.