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The Rowallan Power Station is a conventional
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located in north-western
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, Australia. The station is located south of .


Technical details

Part of the
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scheme that comprises eight hydroelectric power stations, the Devils Gate Power Station is the first station in the scheme. The power station is located approximately downstream of Rowallan Dam, which forms Lake Rowallan. The dam is one of the two main headwater storages in the Mersey Forth scheme and assists in regulating the water supply to four downstream power stations. The power station was commissioned in 1971 by the Hydro Electric Corporation (TAS) and the station has one Maier
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, with a generating capacity of of electricity. The station output, estimated to be annually, is fed to TasNetworks' transmission grid via a 22 k V/110 kV transmission line to the switchyard transformer.


Rowallan Lake

The associated Rowallan Lake which is long and in area, is
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and is bordered by Clumner Bluff and Howells Bluff. The reservoir is managed by the Tasmanian Inland Fisheries Service as a trout fishery; both
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and
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are stocked; there are also native
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,
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and
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. Lake Rowallan is also the starting point for walks into nearby highland areas including the
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. In 2010, concerns were raised about the integrity of the
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.


Etymology

Both the power station and lake are named in honour of
Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan, (19 December 1895 – 30 November 1977), had a distinguished military career in the British Army and was Governor of Tasmania from 1959 to 1963. The Boy Scouts Association appointed him as its C ...
, the former
Governor of Tasmania The governor of Tasmania is the representative in the Australian state of Tasmania of the Monarch of Australia, currently King Charles III. The incumbent governor is Barbara Baker, who was appointed in June 2021. The official residence of the ...
.


See also

*
List of power stations in Tasmania This is a list of active power stations in Tasmania, Australia. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating or more of electricity. Gas Thermal gas These power stations use gas combustion to power steam ...


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the Mersey Forth catchment
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