Repulse Power Station
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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.
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Repulse Dam | |
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Location of the Repulse Dam in Tasmania | |
Country | Australia |
Location | Central Highlands Tasmania |
Coordinates | 42°30′00″S 146°38′24″E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1968 (1968) |
Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Arch dam |
Impounds | River Derwent |
Height | 42 metres (138 ft) |
Length | 433 metres (1,421 ft) |
Dam volume | 71 thousand cubic metres (2.5×10 |
Spillways | 1 |
Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
Spillway capacity | 3,964 cubic metres per second (140,000 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lake Repulse |
Total capacity | 15,900 megalitres (560×10 |
Catchment area | 2,820 square kilometres (1,090 sq mi) |
Surface area | 15.3 hectares (38 acres) |
Repulse Power Station | |
Coordinates | 42°30′25″S 146°38′45″E |
Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Commission date | 1967 (1967) |
Type | Conventional |
Hydraulic head | 25 metres (82 ft) |
Turbines | 1 x 29.1 MW (39,000 hp) Boving Kaplan-type turbine |
Installed capacity | 29.1 megawatts (39,000 hp) |
Capacity factor | 0.8 |
Annual generation | 153 gigawatt-hours (550 TJ) |
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