Meadowbank Dam | |
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Location of the Meadowbank Dam in Tasmania | |
Country | Australia |
Location | Central Highlands Tasmania |
Coordinates | 42°30′00″S 146°38′24″E / 42.50000°S 146.64000°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1966 |
Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Barrage |
Impounds | River Derwent |
Height | 43 metres (141 ft) |
Length | 265 metres (869 ft) |
Dam volume | 86 thousand cubic metres (3.0×10 6 cu ft) |
Spillways | 1 |
Spillway type | Controlled |
Spillway capacity | 5,239 cubic metres per second (185,000 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Meadowbank Lake |
Total capacity | 59,650 megalitres (2,107×10 6 cu ft) |
Catchment area | 6,561 square kilometres (2,533 sq mi) |
Surface area | 62 hectares (150 acres) |
Meadowbank Power Station | |
Coordinates | 42°36′36″S 146°50′24″E / 42.61000°S 146.84000°E |
Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Commission date | 1967 |
Type | Run-of-the-river |
Hydraulic head | 26 metres (85 ft) |
Turbines | 1 x 41.8 MW (56,100 hp) Andritz Kaplan-type turbine |
Installed capacity | 43.8 megawatts (58,700 hp) |
Capacity factor | 0.51 |
Annual generation | 187 gigawatt-hours (670 TJ) |
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The Meadowbank Power Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. The power station is situated on the Lower River Derwent catchment and is owned and operated by Hydro Tasmania.