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Nieterana Power Station
Dam in Central Highlands, Tasmania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nieterana Power Station is a small hydroelectric power station located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia.
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Location of the Clark Dam in Tasmania | |
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 | 41.45 hectares (102.4 acres) |
Nieterana Power Station | |
Coordinates | 42°15′36″S 146°15′36″E |
Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Commission date | 2004 (2004) |
Type | Mini-hydro |
Hydraulic head | 30 metres (98 ft) |
Turbines | 1 x 2.2-megawatt (3,000 hp) Boving Fouress Bangalore Francis-type turbine |
Installed capacity | 2.2 megawatts (3,000 hp) |
Capacity factor | 0.9 |
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