Fisher Power Station

Fisher Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Mersey Forth catchment in Tasmania. It has one Pelton turbine, with a generating capacity of 43.2 megawatts (57,900 hp) of electricity. It was commissioned in 1973. The power station is fed by the waters of Lake Mackenzie, which is in turn fed by a dam on the Fisher River, located in the Western Tiers. Rather than being fed directly, the water comes via a tunnel and pipeline (with a drop of 650 metres (2,130 ft)). The discharge then flows 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) before reaching Lake Parangana and then flowing into another dam and power station.

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