Bastyan Power Station
The Bastyan Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in Western Tasmania, Australia.
| Bastyan Dam | |
|---|---|
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 |
| Opening date | 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 (20×106 cu ft) |
| 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 (4,362×106 cu ft) |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| Website hydro | |
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