Trevallyn Dam | |
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Location of the Trevallyn Dam in Tasmania | |
Country | Australia |
Location | Northern Midlands Tasmania |
Coordinates | 41°26′24″S 147°04′48″E / 41.44000°S 147.08000°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1955 |
Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity dam |
Impounds | South Esk River |
Height | 33 metres (108 ft) |
Length | 177 metres (581 ft) |
Dam volume | 61 thousand cubic metres (2.2×10 6 cu ft) |
Spillways | 1 |
Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
Spillway capacity | 8,500 cubic metres per second (300,000 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lake Trevallyn |
Total capacity | 12,330 megalitres (435×10 6 cu ft) |
Catchment area | 8,986 square kilometres (3,470 sq mi) |
Surface area | 14.8 hectares (37 acres) |
Trevallyn Power Station | |
Coordinates | 41°25′12″S 147°06′36″E / 41.42000°S 147.11000°E |
Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Commission date | 1955 |
Type | Run-of-the-river |
Hydraulic head | 130 metres (430 ft) |
Turbines |
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Installed capacity | 95.8 megawatts (128,500 hp) |
Capacity factor | 0.8 |
Annual generation | 492 gigawatt-hours (1,770 TJ) |
Website hydro | |
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The Trevallyn Power Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station located in the northern Midlands region of Tasmania, Australia. The power station is situated on the Great Lake and South Esk catchment and is owned and operated by Hydro Tasmania.