Rowallan Power Station

Rowallan Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Mersey Forth catchment, 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Liena in Tasmania. It has one turbine, with a generating capacity of 10.5 megawatts (14,100 hp) of electricity and is operated by Hydro Tasmania. Work commenced on the project in 1963 and it is named after Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan, the former Governor of Tasmania.[1]

The associated Rowallan Lake which is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long and 9 square kilometres (3.5 sq mi) in area, is 488 metres (1,601 ft) above sea level and is bordered by Clumner Bluff (1,449 metres (4,754 ft)) and Howells Bluff (1,245 metres (4,085 ft)).[2] It is managed by the Inland Fisheries Service as a trout fishery; both Brown trout and Rainbow trout are stocked; there are also native Climbing galaxias, Spotted galaxias and River blackfish.[3] Lake Rowallan is also the starting point for walks into nearby highland areas including the Walls of Jerusalem National Park.[4] In 2010, press reports raised concerns about the integrity of the embankment dam.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hydro-engineering.com.au/home/Corporate/Generating_Power/Hydro_power/Catchment+Areas/Mersey+Forth/
  2. ↑ http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/Media/PDF/LC/06LCDates.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.ifs.tas.gov.au/ifs/goingfishing/access-brochures/access-brochures/Lake%20Rowallan%20Brochure%20for%20web.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.about-australia.com/travel-guides/tasmania/devonport-cradle-mountain/attractions/natural/lake-rowallan/
  5. ↑ http://www.tasmaniantimes.com/index.php/article/rowallan-dam-fears-is-it-being-kept-secret

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Coordinates: 41°43′49″S 146°12′49″E / 41.73020003°S 146.2137491°E