Parangana Power Station
The Parangana Power Station is a mini-hydro power station located in north-western Tasmania, Australia. It is located below the rock-filled/clay core Parangana Dam which forms Lake Parangana.[2] It is the only mini hydro electric power station in the Mersey–Forth run-of-river scheme that also contains seven conventional hydroelectric power stations.
| Parangana Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Parangana Dam in Tasmania | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | North-western Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 41°37′48″S 146°13′12″E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1968 |
| Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Mersey River |
| Height | 53 metres (174 ft) |
| Length | 189 metres (620 ft) |
| Dam volume | 382 thousand cubic metres (13.5×106 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 2,093 cubic metres per second (73,900 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Parangana |
| Total capacity | 14,820 megalitres (523×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 715 square kilometres (276 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 11.4 hectares (28 acres) |
| Parangana Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Commission date | 2002 |
| Type | M |
| Hydraulic head | 35 metres (115 ft) |
| Turbines | 1 x 0.75 MW (1,010 hp) Tyco Tamar Francis turbine |
| Installed capacity | 0.75 megawatts (1,010 hp) |
| Capacity factor | 0.81 |
| Website hydro | |
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The power station was commissioned in 2002 by Hydro Tasmania. It has one Tyco Tamar Francis turbine, with a generating capacity of 0.85 megawatts (1,140 hp) of electricity.[3]
Much of the water from Lake Parangana travels the approximately 8 km to the Lemonthyme Power Station which discharges into the River Forth, however some water is allowed to continue down the Mersey River for environmental reasons, after running through the Parangana mini hydro station.
References
- "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.
- "Mersey - Forth". Energy. Hydro Tasmania. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- "Parangana Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Mersey-Forth Catchment. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.