Butlers Gorge Power Station
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The Butlers Gorge Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia.
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Country | Australia |
Location | Central Highlands, Tasmania |
Coordinates | 42°15′36″S 146°15′36″E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1949 (1949) |
Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Arch dam |
Impounds | Upper River Derwent |
Height | 67 metres (220 ft) |
Length | 378 metres (1,240 ft) |
Dam volume | 159 thousand cubic metres (5.6×10 |
Spillways | 1 |
Spillway type | Controlled |
Spillway capacity | 687 cubic metres per second (24,300 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lake King William |
Total capacity | 539,340 megalitres (19,047×10 |
Catchment area | 575 square kilometres (222 sq mi) |
Surface area | 4,167.9 hectares (10,299 acres) |
Butlers Gorge Power Station | |
Coordinates | 42°15′36″S 146°15′36″E |
Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Commission date | 1951 (1951) |
Type | Conventional |
Hydraulic head | 49 metres (161 ft) |
Turbines | 1 x 12.20-megawatt (16,360 hp) English Electric Francis-type turbine |
Installed capacity | 12.2 megawatts (16,400 hp) |
Capacity factor | 0.8 |
Annual generation | 684 gigawatt-hours (2,460 TJ) |
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