Liapootah Power Station
Power station in Central Highlands Tasmania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Liapootah Power Station is a run-of-the-river[2] 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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Liapootah Dam | |
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Location of the Liapootah Dam in Tasmania | |
Country | Australia |
Location | Central Highlands Tasmania |
Coordinates | 42°18′36″S 146°28′12″E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1960 (1960) |
Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity dam |
Impounds | Nive River |
Height | 40 metres (130 ft) |
Length | 110 metres (360 ft) |
Dam volume | 37 thousand cubic metres (1.3×10 |
Spillways | 1 |
Spillway type | Controlled crest drum gate |
Spillway capacity | 2,405 cubic metres per second (84,900 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lake Liapootah |
Total capacity | 1,880 megalitres (66×10 |
Catchment area | 1,227 square kilometres (474 sq mi) |
Surface area | 2.1 hectares (5.2 acres) |
Liapootah Power Station | |
Coordinates | 42°18′36″S 146°28′12″E |
Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Commission date | 1960 (1960) |
Type | Run-of-the-river |
Hydraulic head | 103 metres (338 ft) |
Turbines | 3 x 29.1 MW (39,000 hp) English Electric Francis-type turbines |
Installed capacity | 87.3 megawatts (117,100 hp) |
Capacity factor | 0.9 |
Annual generation | 440 gigawatt-hours (1,600 TJ) |
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