| Clark Dam | |
|---|---|
 The Clark Dam wall with the Butler Gorge Power Station located at the wall base. | |
  Location of the Clark Dam in Tasmania | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Central Highlands, Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 42°15′36″S 146°15′36″E / 42.26000°S 146.26000°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1949 |
| Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch dam |
| Impounds | Upper River Derwent |
| Height | 67 metres (220 ft) |
| Length | 378 metres (1,240 ft) |
| Dam volume | 159 thousand cubic metres (5.6×106 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Controlled |
| Spillway capacity | 687 cubic metres per second (24,300 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake King William |
| Total capacity | 539,340 megalitres (19,047×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 575 square kilometres (222 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 4,167.9 hectares (10,299 acres) |
| Butlers Gorge Power Station | |
| Coordinates | 42°15′36″S 146°15′36″E / 42.26000°S 146.26000°E |
| Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Commission date | 1951 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | 49 metres (161 ft) |
| Turbines | 1 x 12.20-megawatt (16,360 hp) English Electric Francis-type turbine |
| Installed capacity | 12.2 megawatts (16,400 hp) |
| Capacity factor | 0.8 |
| Annual generation | 684 gigawatt-hours (2,460 TJ) |
| Website hydro | |
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The Butlers Gorge Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia.
- ^ "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.