Repulse Power Station

Repulse Dam
Repulse Power Station is located in Tasmania
Repulse Power Station
Location of the Repulse Dam in Tasmania
CountryAustralia
LocationCentral Highlands Tasmania
Coordinates42°30′00″S 146°38′24″E / 42.50000°S 146.64000°E / -42.50000; 146.64000
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Opening date1968 (1968)
Owner(s)Hydro Tasmania
Dam and spillways
Type of damArch dam
ImpoundsRiver Derwent
Height42 metres (138 ft)
Length433 metres (1,421 ft)
Dam volume71 thousand cubic metres (2.5×10^6 cu ft)
Spillways1
Spillway typeUncontrolled
Spillway capacity3,964 cubic metres per second (140,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesLake Repulse
Total capacity15,900 megalitres (560×10^6 cu ft)
Catchment area2,820 square kilometres (1,090 sq mi)
Surface area15.3 hectares (38 acres)
Repulse Power Station
Coordinates42°30′25″S 146°38′45″E / 42.50694°S 146.64583°E / -42.50694; 146.64583
Operator(s)Hydro Tasmania
Commission date1967 (1967)
TypeConventional
Hydraulic head25 metres (82 ft)
Turbines1 x 29.1 MW (39,000 hp) Boving Kaplan-type turbine
Installed capacity29.1 megawatts (39,000 hp)
Capacity factor0.8
Annual generation153 gigawatt-hours (550 TJ)
Website
hydro.com.au/clean-energy/our-power-stations/derwent
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The Repulse Power Station is a conventional 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.

  1. ^ "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.