Fisher Power Station
The Fisher Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in north-western Tasmania, Australia.
| Mackenzie Dam | |
|---|---|
Location of the Mackenzie Dam in Tasmania | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | North-western Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 41°40′48″S 146°22′48″E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1969 |
| Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch dam |
| Impounds | Fisher River |
| Height | 14 metres (46 ft) |
| Length | 976 metres (3,202 ft) |
| Dam volume | 176 thousand cubic metres (6.2×106 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 515 cubic metres per second (18,200 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Mackenzie |
| Total capacity | 20,220 megalitres (714×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 75 square kilometres (29 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 29.6 hectares (73 acres) |
| Fisher Power Station | |
| Coordinates | 41°40′24″S 146°16′06″E |
| Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Commission date | 1973 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | 603 metres (1,978 ft) |
| Turbines | 1 x 46 MW (62,000 hp) Fuji Pelton turbine |
| Installed capacity | 46 megawatts (62,000 hp) |
| Capacity factor | 0.9 |
| Annual generation | 240 gigawatt-hours (860 TJ) |
| Website hydro | |
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