Bastyan Power Station
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The Bastyan Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in Western Tasmania, Australia.
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Bastyan Dam | |
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Location of the Bastyan Dam in Tasmania | |
Country | Australia |
Location | Western Tasmania |
Coordinates | 41°43′48″S 145°31′48″E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1974 (1974) |
Opening date | 1983 (1983) |
Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment dam |
Impounds | Pieman River |
Height | 75 metres (246 ft) |
Length | 510 metres (1,670 ft) |
Dam volume | 570 thousand cubic metres (20×10 |
Spillways | 1 |
Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
Spillway capacity | 2,806 cubic metres per second (99,100 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lake Rosebery |
Total capacity | 123,520 megalitres (4,362×10 |
Catchment area | 1,397 square kilometres (539 sq mi) |
Surface area | 74.4 hectares (184 acres) |
Bastyan Power Station | |
Coordinates | 41°43′48″S 145°31′48″E |
Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
Commission date | 1993 (1993) |
Type | Conventional |
Hydraulic head | 61 metres (200 ft) |
Turbines | 1 x 81 MW (109,000 hp) Fuji Francis turbine |
Installed capacity | 81 megawatts (109,000 hp) |
Capacity factor | 0.85 |
Annual generation | 405 gigawatt-hours (1,460 TJ) |
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