Reece Dam | |
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Location of the Reece Dam in Tasmania | |
Country | Australia |
Location | West Coast, Tasmania |
Coordinates | 41°43′12″S 145°07′48″E / 41.72000°S 145.13000°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1974 |
Opening date | 1987 |
Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment dam |
Impounds | Pieman River |
Height | 122 metres (400 ft) |
Length | 374 metres (1,227 ft) |
Dam volume | 2,742 thousand cubic metres (96.8×10 6 cu ft) |
Spillways | 1 |
Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
Spillway capacity | 4,742 cubic metres per second (167,500 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lake Pieman |
Total capacity | 300,200 megalitres (10,600×10 6 cu ft) |
Catchment area | 2,653 square kilometres (1,024 sq mi) |
Surface area | 222 hectares (550 acres) |
Reece Power Station | |
Coordinates | 41°43′25″S 145°08′10″E / 41.72361°S 145.13611°E |
Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Commission date | 1987 |
Type | Conventional |
Hydraulic head | 92 metres (302 ft) |
Turbines | 2 x Fuji Francis turbines |
Installed capacity | 238 megawatts (319,000 hp) |
Capacity factor | 0.85 |
Annual generation | 1,025 gigawatt-hours (3,690 TJ) |
Website hydro | |
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The Reece Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.