| Lake Echo Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Lake Echo in Tasmania | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Central Highlands, Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 42°09′36″S 146°38′24″E / 42.16000°S 146.64000°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1956 |
| Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Dee River; Harrys Creek |
| Height | 19 metres (62 ft) |
| Length | 305 metres (1,001 ft) |
| Dam volume | 160 thousand cubic metres (5.7×106 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Controlled |
| Spillway capacity | 92 cubic metres per second (3,200 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Echo |
| Total capacity | 725,490 megalitres (25,620×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 406.9 hectares (1,005 acres) |
| Lake Echo Power Station | |
| Coordinates | 42°15′00″S 146°36′36″E / 42.25000°S 146.61000°E |
| Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Commission date | 1956 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | 168 metres (551 ft) |
| Turbines | 1 x 32-megawatt (43,000 hp) English Electric Francis-type turbine |
| Installed capacity | 32 megawatts (43,000 hp) |
| Capacity factor | 0.9 |
| Annual generation | 84 gigawatt-hours (300 TJ) |
| Website hydro | |
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The Lake Echo Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. The power station is situated on the Upper River Derwent catchment and is owned and operated by Hydro Tasmania.
- ^ "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.