The Butlers Gorge Power Station is a
conventional hydroelectric
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power station
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located in the
Central Highlands region of
Tasmania
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Technical details
Part of the
Derwent scheme that comprises eleven hydroelectric power stations, the Butlers Gorge Power Station is the first station in the scheme. The power station is located above ground at the foot of the concrete
arch
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ed Clark Dam across the River Derwent that forms
Lake King William
Lake King William is a reservoir on the upper Derwent River in Tasmania, Australia.
Features
Lake King William is created by the Clark Dam, as part of the Upper Derwent hydro scheme. section titled ''Water Resources and Power Development'' by ...
. Water from the lake is fed to the power station, coupled to one of two discharge regulating valves to ensure water flow to
Tarraleah Power Station
The Tarraleah Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. The power station is part of the Upper Derwent hydro scheme and is operated by Hydro Tasmania.
History
The Upper River ...
located further downstream.
The power station was commissioned in 1951 by the
Hydro Electric Corporation (TAS) and officially opened on 22 November 1952. The station has one
English Electric
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turbine
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, with a generating capacity of of electricity. The station building houses a single alternator and the turbine has a fully embedded spiral casing with water flow controlled via a butterfly type valve. It also houses a 125 kVA diesel generator for alternate station services supply when needed. The station output, estimated to be annually,
[ is fed to TasNetworks' transmission grid via an 11 k V/110 kV three-phase English Electric generator transformer to the outdoor switchyard.
The water discharged from the Butlers Gorge Power Station flows via three conduits to either Nieterana ]mini-hydro
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, Tarraleah Power Station, or to Wally's Weir and back into the Derwent.
Climate
Butlers Gorge has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
: ''Cfb''), bordering on a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
: ''Cfc''). Over the period 1957 to 1993, there were on average 27 snow days annually.
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
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References
External links
Butlers Gorge History
Energy infrastructure completed in 1951
Central Highlands (Tasmania)
Hydroelectric power stations in Tasmania
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