Tungatinah Power Station
| Lake Binney Dam | |
|---|---|
Location of Lake Binney in Tasmania | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Central Highlands, Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 42°15′36″S 146°29′24″E / 42.26000°S 146.49000°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1953 |
| Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Big Marsh Creek |
| Height | 10 metres (33 ft) |
| Length | 1,262 metres (4,140 ft) |
| Dam volume | 192 thousand cubic metres (6.8×106 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 0 |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Tungatinah Lagoon |
| Total capacity | 26,420 megalitres (933×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 52 square kilometres (20 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 40.9 hectares (101 acres) |
| Tungatinah Power Station | |
| Coordinates | 42°17′49″S 146°27′24″E / 42.29694°S 146.45667°E |
| Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Commission date | 1953–1956 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | 290 metres (950 ft) |
| Turbines | 5 x 25-megawatt (34,000 hp) Boving Francis-type turbine |
| Installed capacity | 125 megawatts (168,000 hp) |
| Capacity factor | 0.8 |
| Annual generation | 579 gigawatt-hours (2,080 TJ) |
| Website hydro | |
The Tungatinah Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. The power station is situated on the Upper River Derwent catchment and is owned and operated by Hydro Tasmania.