| Wayatinah Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Wayatinah Dam in Tasmania | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Central Highlands Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 42°24′00″S 146°29′24″E / 42.40000°S 146.49000°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1956 |
| Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | River Derwent |
| Height | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| Length | 549 metres (1,801 ft) |
| Dam volume | 125 thousand cubic metres (4.4×106 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 3,115 cubic metres per second (110,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Wayatinah Lagoon |
| Total capacity | 8,860 megalitres (313×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 2,112 square kilometres (815 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 24.1 hectares (60 acres) |
| Wayatinah Power Station | |
| Coordinates | 42°25′12″S 146°31′48″E / 42.42000°S 146.53000°E |
| Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Commission date | 1957 |
| Type | Run-of-the-river |
| Hydraulic head | 56 metres (184 ft) |
| Turbines | 3 x 15.3 MW (20,500 hp) English Electric Francis-type turbines |
| Installed capacity | 38.3 megawatts (51,400 hp) |
| Capacity factor | 0.85 |
| Annual generation | 440 gigawatt-hours (1,600 TJ) |
| Website hydro | |
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The Wayatinah Power Station is a run-of-the-river[2] hydroelectric power station located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. The power station is situated on the Lower River Derwent catchment and is owned and operated by Hydro Tasmania.
- ^ "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.
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