Mackintosh Dam | |
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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 (32.7×10 6 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 (32,267×10 6 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.