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Devils Gate Power Station 
Location of Devils Gate Power Station in Tasmania
Country Australia Location Tasmania Coordinates 41°21′1″S 146°15′48″E / 41.35028°S 146.26333°ECoordinates: 41°21′1″S 146°15′48″E / 41.35028°S 146.26333°E Commission date 1969 Owner(s) Hydro Tasmania Power station information Primary fuel Hydroelectric Generation units 1 Power generation information Maximum capacity 63 MW Devils Gate Power Station is a hydroelectric power station commissioned in 1969. It is in the Mersey-Forth catchment in Tasmania. The station has one Francis-type turbine, with a generating capacity of 63 MW.[1]
The Devils Gate Dam created Lake Barrington, a world famous rowing venue that hosted the 1990 World Rowing Championships. The dam is 84m high. It is one of the thinnest concrete arch dams in the world.[1]
References
- ^ a b Devils Gate Dam, Engineers Australia
External links
Energy in Tasmania Hydro Bastyan • Butlers Gorge • Catagunya • Cethana • Cluny • Devils Gate • Fisher • Gordon • John Butters • Lake Echo • Lemonthyme • Liapootah • Mackintosh • Meadowbank • Paloona • Poatina • Reece • Repulse • Rowallan • Tarraleah • Trevallyn • Tungatinah • Wayatinah • WilmotWind Farms Huxley Hill • Musselroe • WoolnorthGas Tamar Valley • Bell BayMisc Companies Regulators Office of the Tasmanian Energy RegulatorHistorical Duck Reach • Lake Margaret • Moorina • WaddamanaCategories:- Hydroelectric power plant stubs
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- Hydroelectric power stations in Tasmania
- Power stations in Tasmania
- Central Highlands (Tasmania)
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