Eildon Hydroelectric Power Station

Eildon Dam

A view of the impounded Lake Eildon, in 2011
Location of the Eildon Dam in Victoria
Country Australia
Location Victorian Alps, Victoria
Coordinates 37°11′34″S 145°53′49″E / 37.19278°S 145.89694°E / -37.19278; 145.89694Coordinates: 37°11′34″S 145°53′49″E / 37.19278°S 145.89694°E / -37.19278; 145.89694
Purpose
Status Operational
Construction began 1915 (1915)
Opening date
  • 1929 (1929)
  • 1935 (1935) (modifications)
  • 1955 (1955) (enlarged)
Operator(s) Goulburn–Murray Water
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment dam
Impounds Goulburn River
Height 84.5 m (277 ft)
Length 1,085 m (3,560 ft)
Dam volume 10,200×10^3 m3 (360×10^6 cu ft)
Spillway type Controlled
Spillway capacity 3,356 m3/s (118,500 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates Lake Eildon
Total capacity 3,390,000 ML (750,000×10^6 imp gal; 900,000×10^6 US gal)
Catchment area 3,885 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
Surface area 13,832 ha (34,180 acres)
Maximum water depth 79 m (259 ft)[1]
Normal elevation 288.9 m (948 ft) AHD 
Power station
Name Eildon Hydroelectric Power Station
Coordinates 37°13′19″S 145°55′17″E / 37.22194°S 145.92139°E / -37.22194; 145.92139
Operator(s) AGL Energy
Commission date
  • 1955 (1955)
  • 2001 (2001) (upgrade)
Turbines Four
Installed capacity 150 MW (200,000 hp)
Annual generation 226 GWh (810 TJ)
Website
Lake Eildon at Goulburn–Murray Water

The Eildon Power Station is a hydroelectric power station at Lake Eildon, Victoria, Australia. Eildon has four turbo generators, with a total generating capacity of 150 megawatts (200,000 hp) of electricity. It is owned and operated by AGL Energy. Eildon Power Station operates mostly in summer to meet peaks in electricity demand at times when there is also a demand for irrigation using the discharged water. It produces an average of around 225 gigawatt-hours (810 TJ) of electricity per annum.[2]

The first 67-megawatt (90,000 hp) turbine was commissioned in 1956, and a second in 1957.[3] In addition, there are two 7.5 megawatts (10,100 hp) turbines; these were decommissioned in 1971, but recommissioned in 2001.[2] These smaller turbines were relocated from the former Sugarloaf Power Station on the Eildon Weir,[3] completed in 1929 and in use until work on the larger dam started in 1951.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eildon Lake fishing: fishing maps and fishing info for Eildon Lake", Fishing Victoria, archived from the original on 17 February 2011, retrieved 31 May 2011
  2. 1 2 "Eildon Power Station". AGL. Archived from the original on 18 September 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2006.
  3. 1 2 Edwards, Cecil (1969). Brown Power. A jubilee history of the SECV. State Electricity Commission of Victoria.
  4. ↑ Goulburn-Murray Water: Lake Eildon
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