Devils Gate Power Station
Boving Francis turbine
hydro
The Devils Gate Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in north-western Tasmania, Australia. The dam is 84 metres (276 ft) high. It is one of the thinnest concrete arch dams in the world.[2]
Technical details
Part of the Mersey–Forth scheme that comprises seven hydroelectric power stations, the Devils Gate Power Station is the sixth station in the run-of-river scheme. The power station is located below the double-arched concrete Devils Gate Dam which forms Lake Barrington. Water from the lake is fed to the power station by a 150-metre (490 ft) single penstock tunnel.[3][4]
The power station was commissioned in 1969 by the Hydro Electric Corporation and has one Boving Francis turbine, with a generating capacity of 63 megawatts (84,000 hp) of electricity. The station output, estimated to be 314 gigawatt-hours (1,130 TJ) annually,[1] is fed to TasNetworks' transmission grid via an 11 kV/110 kV Siemens generator transformer to the outdoor switchyard.[5]
Recreation
Lake Barrington is a world-famous rowing venue that hosted the 1990 World Rowing Championships.
Engineering heritage
The dam received a Historic Engineering Marker from Engineers Australia as part of its Engineering Heritage Recognition Program.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Register of Large Dams in Australia". Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Archived from the original (Excel (requires download)) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Devils Gate Dam, Forth River, 1969-". Engineers Australia. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Mersey - Forth". Energy. Hydro Tasmania. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Devils Gate Dam". Engineers Australia.
- ^ "Devils Gate Power Station: Mersey-Forth Catchment" (PDF). Hydro Tasmania. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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