Cethana Power Station
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The Cethana Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in north-western Tasmania, Australia.
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Cethana Dam | |
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Location of the Cethana Dam in Tasmania | |
Country | Australia |
Location | North-western Tasmania |
Coordinates | 41°28′47″S 146°8′1″E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1971 (1971) |
Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment dam |
Impounds | Forth River |
Height | 113 metres (371 ft) |
Length | 213 metres (699 ft) |
Dam volume | 1,407 thousand cubic metres (49.7×10 |
Spillways | 1 |
Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
Spillway capacity | 1,980 cubic metres per second (70,000 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lake Cethana |
Total capacity | 112,210 megalitres (3,963×10 |
Catchment area | 610 square kilometres (240 sq mi) |
Surface area | 41.4 hectares (102 acres) |
Cethana Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Commission date | 1971 (1971) |
Type | Conventional |
Hydraulic head | 98 metres (322 ft) |
Turbines | 1 x 100 MW (130,000 hp) Fuji Francis turbine |
Installed capacity | 100 megawatts (130,000 hp) |
Capacity factor | 0.85 |
Annual generation | 434 gigawatt-hours (1,560 TJ) |
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