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Due to drought, the BassLink power feed failure and
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that have a combined generating capacity of 432 megawatts (579,000 hp) of electricity, covering about 13% of the electricity demand of
Tasmania. The first two turbines were commissioned in 1978, before the third was commissioned a decade later in 1988.
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559:' transmission grid. The switchyard also houses 22 kV apparatus used for power supply to the station and to the local community. The annual output is estimated to be 1,388 gigawatt-hours (5,000 TJ).
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The station output is fed from each machine by 18 kV aluminium busbars to the surface switchyard then passes through three 18/220 kV power transformers and 220 kV outdoor switchgear to
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level had increased only 3 meters to -25 meters. Between June 2021 and June 2023, the water level decreased 4 metres to 29 meters below capacity.
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727:"Two of the three turbines at Tasmania's Gordon Power Station are undergoing a major refurbishment"
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The power station was opened in 1978. In 2024, the station underwent a refurbishment.
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The Gordon Power
Station system comprises three 144-megawatt (193,000 hp)
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is also drawn into Lake Gordon through the McPartlans Pass Canal.
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845:"Tasmania's key hydroelectric source Lake Gordon at record low"
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Mount Lyell
Remediation and Research and Demonstration Program
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755:"Gordon Power Station Fact Sheet: Technical fact sheet"
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descends 183 metres (600 ft) underground past the
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region of the state. The power station is situated on
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Main shut off rotary ball valve for second turbine.
2995:Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve
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433:432 to 450 MW (579,322 to 603,460 hp)
569:Gordon Dam - 2015-2016 Tasmanian energy crisis
2991:Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet Important Bird Area
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2639:Western Tasmania: A land of Riches and Beauty
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820:"Gordron Dam: National Engineering Landmark"
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3013:Tasman Fracture Commonwealth Marine Reserve
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3848:Hydroelectric power stations in Tasmania
3017:Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
1962:Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
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2999:Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area
2690:Western Tasmanian Football Association
2562:Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company
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298:175 m/s (6,180 cu ft/s)
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686:"Register of Large Dams in Australia"
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3731:South West Tasmania Resources Survey
3176:Harbours, bays, inlets and estuaries
16:Power station in Tasmania, Australia
850:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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331:1,280 km (494 sq mi)
13:
1518:List of power stations in Tasmania
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663:List of power stations in Tasmania
321:12.4 km (3.0 cu mi)
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2577:North Mount Lyell Disaster (1912)
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775:from the original on 17 June 2023
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339:278 km (107 sq mi)
3863:1978 establishments in Australia
2958:Prince of Wales Range (Tasmania)
2611:For the Term of His Natural Life
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725:Bowden, Luke (5 August 2024).
603:Slip Rings for second turbine.
453:1,388 GWh (4,997 TJ)
1:
3717:Tasmania's Wilderness Battles
3620:Mutton Bird Islet (southwest)
3615:Mutton Bird Islet (southeast)
2279:Locomotives and rolling stock
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3853:2016 Tasmanian energy crisis
3333:Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse
3291:(proposed never constructed)
3110:Lake Pedder Action Committee
1507:2016 Tasmanian energy crisis
563:2016 Tasmanian energy crisis
522:and into the power station.
506:, Australia; located in the
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3817:Western Tasmanian languages
3786:Southern Ranges (bioregion)
3710:Tasmania's offshore islands
2695:Western Tasmanian languages
2680:Round Earth Theatre Company
1957:Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers
701:(Excel (requires download))
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3741:Flora, fauna, and fishlife
2462:Convicts on the West Coast
2235:Macquarie Heads breakwater
762:Energy: Our power stations
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1710:Montgomery Land District
252:17.7 m (58 ft)
236:198 m (650 ft)
228:140 m (459 ft)
3159:Commonwealth v Tasmania
3089:Lake Pedder controversy
3004:Southwest National Park
2302:former railway stations
653:Renewable energy portal
429:Installed capacity
244:2.75 m (9 ft)
158:Construction began
3167:The Wilderness Society
2802:Derwent Valley Council
2557:Mount Jukes Mine sites
2422:Cape Sorell Lighthouse
1705:Franklin Land District
696:. 2010. Archived from
449:Annual generation
370:42.73000°S 145.97000°E
295:Spillway capacity
124:42.73056°S 145.97639°E
3748:Orange-bellied parrot
3289:Great Western Railway
3116:United Tasmania Group
3009:South West Wilderness
2270:West Coast Wilderness
2245:Mount Dundas – Zeehan
1715:Montagu Land District
825:. Engineers Australia
795:"the Gordon – Pedder"
204:Type of dam
3702:Books and newspapers
3271:Scotts Peak Dam Road
3128:Franklin controversy
2653:The West Coast Miner
2618:Gould's Book of Fish
2300:Railway stations and
1039:Lakes and reservoirs
1025:Scotts Peak Dam Road
1013:Community and access
1004:Gordon Power Station
490:Gordon Power Station
439:Capacity factor
396:Commission date
375:-42.73000; 145.97000
344:Gordon Power Station
129:-42.73056; 145.97639
3800:Indigenous heritage
3724:The South West Book
3598:Mutton Bird (group)
3531:Maatsuyker (island)
2807:Huon Valley Council
886:the Gordon – Pedder
703:on 12 December 2013
473:/our-power-stations
366: /
327:Catchment area
318:Total capacity
120: /
3770:Pedra Branca skink
3610:Mutton Bird Island
3488:Maatsuyker (group)
2979:parks and reserves
2950:Mount King William
2944:King William Range
2812:West Coast Council
2787:Franklin (federal)
2625:The Peaks of Lyell
2286:TGR G class (1896)
2207:Queenstown Airport
1720:West Coast Council
285:Spillway type
241:Width (crest)
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3266:Gordon River Road
3193:James Kelly Basin
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2782:Braddon (federal)
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2572:North Mount Lyell
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2386:Macquarie Harbour
2361:Granville Harbour
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2255:North Mount Lyell
2250:North East Dundas
2202:Murchison Highway
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1572:other settlements
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1461:Transend Networks
1367:Granville Harbour
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1030:Gordon River Road
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967:Non-hydroelectric
925:Power Development
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336:Surface area
280: cu ft)
249:Width (base)
198:Dam and spillways
173:Opening date
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3791:West (bioregion)
3765:Pedder planarian
3760:Pedder earthworm
3561:Swainson (group)
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3338:Port Davey Track
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3214:High Rocky Point
3207:Coastal features
3188:Bathurst Channel
3183:Bathurst Harbour
2977:Protected areas,
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2797:Franklin (state)
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2675:The Unconformity
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3434:Inner Rocks
3408:T. B. Moore
3383:Brenda Hean
3229:South Coast
3224:Point Hibbs
3146:Scotts Peak
2901:Right Angle
2886:Lloyd Jones
2866:Cupola, The
2749:Settlements
2743:, Australia
2401:Ocean Beach
2376:Kelly Basin
2366:Hells Gates
2351:Cape Sorell
2291:TGR K class
1564:, Australia
1454:TasNetworks
1449:Roaring 40s
1397:Natural gas
1382:Cattle Hill
1348:Waddamana B
1295:Tods Corner
1200:Devils Gate
984:Scotts Peak
557:TasNetworks
550:Lake Pedder
546:Lake Gordon
516:Lake Gordon
386:Operator(s)
373: /
361:145°58′12″E
349:Coordinates
312:Lake Gordon
153:Operational
127: /
115:145°58′35″E
103:Coordinates
3832:Categories
3779:Bioregions
3630:Sugarmouse
3511:Flat Witch
3470:Mavourneen
3398:Eric Reece
3198:Port Davey
3151:Serpentine
3058:Serpentine
2934:Federation
2861:Cleft Peak
2775:Governance
2756:Adamsfield
2739:region of
2737:South West
2603:newspapers
2309:Queenstown
2161:Mackintosh
2069:Mackintosh
2013:Mackintosh
1880:Eldon Peak
1688:Governance
1608:Gormanston
1579:Queenstown
1570:Cities and
1560:region of
1359:Wind farms
1327:Duck Reach
1310:Tungatinah
1250:Meadowbank
1245:Mackintosh
1235:Lemonthyme
1151:Energy in
1110:Serpentine
979:Serpentine
954:Franklin (
669:References
567:See also:
520:Gordon Dam
508:South West
399:1978; 1988
358:42°43′48″S
289:Controlled
270: m (5
112:42°43′50″S
94:South West
68:Gordon Dam
28:Gordon Dam
3684:Trumpeter
3667:Trumpeter
3640:Wild Wind
3625:Sugarloaf
3541:Round Top
3424:Eddystone
3393:Deny King
3373:Helen Gee
3363:Bob Brown
3303:Landmarks
3259:Transport
2881:Lion, The
2871:Frankland
2821:Mountains
2761:Melaleuca
2601:Books and
2587:Stichtite
2371:Iron Blow
2332:Landmarks
2180:Transport
2079:Murchison
2018:Murchison
1805:Murchison
1785:Heemskirk
1750:Mountains
1733:Murchison
1629:Pillinger
1615:Guildford
1377:Woolnorth
1372:Musselroe
1341:Waddamana
1315:Wayatinah
1300:Trevallyn
1290:Tarraleah
1265:Parangana
1255:Nieterana
1240:Liapootah
1225:Lake Echo
1185:Catagunya
956:cancelled
303:Reservoir
85:Australia
3658:Mewstone
3589:Swainson
3506:Flat Top
3462:Kathleen
3449:Breaksea
3326:Man-made
3281:Railways
3043:Franklin
2916:Terminal
2911:Secheron
2741:Tasmania
2502:Piguenit
2415:Man-made
2222:Railways
2094:Westwood
2089:Rosebery
2074:Margaret
2049:Beatrice
1988:Franklin
1889:Engineer
1825:Sedgwick
1643:Rosebery
1562:Tasmania
1483:Future:
1478:Basslink
1459:Former:
1412:Bell Bay
1410:Former:
1325:Former:
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1215:Huntsman
1153:Tasmania
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770:Archived
736:5 August
731:ABC News
609:See also
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504:Tasmania
415:Turbines
215:Impounds
209:Arch dam
188:Owner(s)
97:Tasmania
90:Location
72:Tasmania
3536:Needles
3501:De Witt
3496:Chicken
3457:Fitzroy
3417:Islands
3310:Natural
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2524:Whitham
2339:Natural
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2171:Tribute
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2054:Burbury
1983:Anthony
1863:Tyndall
1850:Tyndall
1835:Strahan
1664:Waratah
1650:Strahan
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1305:Tribute
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3250:Gordon
3141:Gordon
3104:Pedder
3099:Gordon
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1993:Gordon
1971:Rivers
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1790:Huxley
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1657:Tullah
1601:Dundas
1594:Darwin
1587:Crotty
1434:Aurora
1429:Alinta
1320:Wilmot
1210:Gordon
1205:Fisher
1171:scheme
1105:Pokana
1095:Holley
1090:Gordon
1073:Rivers
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949:Gordon
233:Length
225:Height
150:Status
3679:Hobbs
3479:North
3136:Edgar
3079:Edgar
3072:Lakes
3063:Spero
3038:Davey
2663:Other
2492:Moore
2482:Joyce
2477:Gould
2472:Davey
2240:Melba
2166:Reece
2042:Lakes
2028:Queen
1998:Henty
1873:Eldon
1800:Lyell
1795:Jukes
1770:Black
1762:Range
1760:Coast
1726:Lyell
1622:Linda
1495:Other
1275:Reece
1195:Cluny
1080:Adams
974:Edgar
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3125:Dams
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2103:Dams
2059:Dora
2003:King
1978:Anne
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