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Forth River, Australia
The River Forth is a perennial river in northwest Tasmania, Australia. Location and features The lower part of the river features Lake Barrington, which is a major venue for competitive rowing. It is also the location of the village of Forth. The river is a part of the Mersey-Forth power project, which includes seven hydroelectric power stations. Three hydroelectric power stations have been built on the Forth River itself: Cethana Power Station (impounding Lake Cethana), Devils Gate Power Station (impounding Lake Barrington) and Paloona Power Station (impounding Lake Paloona). The upper part of the river catchment area is also known as the Forth River High Country and contains the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park is located in the Central Highlands area of Tasmania (Australia), Northwest of Hobart. The park contains many walking trails, and is where hikes along the well-known Overland Track usually begin. M ..., w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perennial River
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to by a variety of local or regional names. Long, large streams are usually called rivers, while smaller, less voluminous and more intermittent river, intermittent streams are known, amongst others, as brook, creek, rivulet, rill, run, tributary, feeder, freshet, narrow river, and streamlet. The flow of a stream is controlled by three inputs – surface runoff (from precipitation or meltwater), daylighting (streams), daylighted subterranean river, subterranean water, and surfaced groundwater (Spring (hydrology), spring water). The surface and subterranean water are highly variable between periods of rainfall. Groundwater, on the other hand, has a relatively constant input and is controlled more by long-term patterns of pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the List of islands by area#Islands, 26th-largest island in the world, and the List of islands of Tasmania, surrounding 1000 islands. It is Australia's smallest and least populous state, with 573,479 residents . The List of Australian capital cities, state capital and largest city is Hobart, with around 40% of the population living in the Greater Hobart area. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Tasmania is the most decentralised state in Australia, with the lowest proportion of its residents living within its capital city. Tasmania's main island was first inhabited by Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal peoples, who today generally identify as Palawa or Pakana. It is believed that Abori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Barrington (Tasmania)
Lake Barrington is an artificial lake in northern Tasmania, south of Devonport. The lake is long and was built on the Forth River in 1969 to provide a head of water for the Devils Gate Power Station. The Tasmanian Government protects the foreshore as a natural recreation area. Recreation activities Rowing Lake Barrington is the site of a world-standard rowing course. It hosted the 1990 World Rowing Championships and several Australian Rowing Championships The Australian Rowing Championships is an annual rowing event that determines Australia's national rowing champions and facilitates selection of Australian representative crews for World Championships and the Olympic Games. It is Australia's pre ..., and hosts the annual Tasmanian schools Head of the River rowing regatta. Lake Barrington hosted the Australian Championships in 1984 1987, 1987, 1990 1994, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2021. Water Skiing Two water ski clubs are based at Lake Barrington: Kentish Aquatic C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forth, Tasmania
Forth is a small village in north-west Tasmania on the Forth River, west of Devonport and north-west of Launceston via the Bass Highway. It is mainly in the Central Coast Council area, but with just under 25% in the City of Devonport. Forth has a population of about 738. Previously known as Hamilton-on-Forth, the village predates the larger settlement of Devonport. '''', 8 February 2004. Nearby is the Forthside Dairy Research Facility run by the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research. < ...
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Mersey River (Tasmania)
The Mersey River is a river on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. The city of Devonport, Tasmania, Devonport is situated at the river's mouth on Bass Strait. Geography The Mersey River originates in Lake Meston (Tasmania), Lake Meston, located within the Walls of Jerusalem National Park in Tasmania’s Central Highlands. The river descends through a series of alpine lakes, including Lake Youd, Lake Rowallan, and Lake Parangana, before reaching the Bass Strait at Devonport. The river’s course is characterised by its passage through glaciated landscapes, including U-shaped valleys and moraines formed during the Pleistocene epoch. Key tributaries of the Mersey River include Lees Creek, Feather Creek, Campfire Creek, Overflow Creek, and Mole Creek. The river’s flow is also supplemented by water from the Fisher River (Tasmania), Fisher River and its tributaries. Several smaller creeks, such as Lobster Rivulet and the Dasher River (Tasmania), Dasher River, join the Mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other Renewable energy, renewable sources combined and also more than nuclear power. Hydropower can provide large amounts of Low-carbon power, low-carbon electricity on demand, making it a key element for creating secure and clean electricity supply systems. A hydroelectric power station that has a dam and reservoir is a flexible source, since the amount of electricity produced can be increased or decreased in seconds or minutes in response to varying electricity demand. Once a hydroelectric complex is constructed, it produces no direct waste, and almost always emits considerably less greenhouse gas than fossil fuel-powered energy plants. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cethana Power Station
The Cethana Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in north-western Tasmania, Australia. Technical details Part of the MerseyForth scheme that comprises seven hydroelectric power stations, the Cethana Power Station is the fifth station in the scheme. The power station is located underground and is supplied with water from Lake Cethana, the Wilmot Power Station located below Lake Gairdner, and uncontrolled flow from the Forth River. Water from the station is returned to the Forth River through a tailrace tunnel which has a tailrace gate structure at the outlet portal. The power station was commissioned in 1971 by the Hydro Electric Corporation (TAS) and the station has one Fuji Francis turbine, with a generating capacity of of electricity. The station output, estimated to be annually, is fed to the outdoor switchyard via a three single-phase 13.8 k V/220 kV Fuji generator transformer. Engineering heritage Cethana Dam is listed as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheffield, Tasmania
Sheffield is a town inland from Devonport, Tasmania, Devonport, a city on the north-west coast of Tasmania. Sheffield has long been the rural hub for the Mount Roland Conservation Area, Mount Roland area. The Sheffield area is well known for its high quality butterfat production via dairy farming. The district is also suitable for lamb and beef production. The town of Railton, Tasmania, Railton is nearby. At the , Sheffield had a population of 1,602. History Sheffield was one of the many early townships settled in 1859. The town was named by Edward Curr after his Sheffield, home town in South Yorkshire, England. Kentishbury Post Office opened on 1 November 1862 and was renamed ''Sheffield'' in 1882. The area grew slowly, but the commencement of the Mersey-Forth Power Development Scheme in 1963 saw the town grow dramatically. The completion of the power scheme –- seven dams and seven power stations –- in 1973 saw the town's population decline. Town of Murals Sheffield's r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devils Gate Power Station
The Devils Gate Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in north-western Tasmania, Australia. The dam is high. It is one of the thinnest concrete arch dams in the world. Technical details Part of the MerseyForth scheme that comprises seven hydroelectric power stations, the Devils Gate Power Station is the sixth station in the run-of-river scheme. The power station is located below the double-arched concrete Devils Gate Dam which forms Lake Barrington. Water from the lake is fed to the power station by a single penstock tunnel. The power station was commissioned in 1969 by the Hydro Electric Corporation and has one Boving Francis turbine, with a generating capacity of of electricity. The station output, estimated to be annually, is fed to TasNetworks' transmission grid via an 11 k V/110 kV Siemens generator transformer to the outdoor switchyard. Recreation Lake Barrington hosted the 1990 World Rowing Championships. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paloona Power Station
The Paloona Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in northern Tasmania, Australia. Technical details Part of the MerseyForth scheme that comprises seven hydroelectric power stations, the Paloona Power Station is the final station in the scheme. The power station is located immediately below the rock-filled concrete faced Paloona Dam which forms Lake Paloona. Water from the lake is fed to the power station by a short single penstock under the dam. The power station was commissioned in 1972 by the Hydro Electric Corporation (TAS) with a Fuji Kaplan turbine, with a generating capacity of of electricity. In 2014 the turbine was upgraded to a more efficient Andritz Kaplan turbine, which also has a generating capacity of of electricity. The station output, estimated to be annually, is fed to TasNetworks' transmission grid via an 11 k V/110 kV Siemens generator transformer to the outdoor switchyard. See also * List of power stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park is located in the Central Highlands area of Tasmania (Australia), Northwest of Hobart. The park contains many walking trails, and is where hikes along the well-known Overland Track usually begin. Major features are Cradle Mountain and Barn Bluff in the Northern end, Mount Pelion East, Mount Pelion West, Mount Oakleigh and Mount Ossa in the middle and Lake St Clair in the Southern end of the park. The park is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. History Use by Aboriginal Nations Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park lies on the boundary between the Big River and Northern Tasmanian Aboriginal nations. Aboriginal use of the Cradle Mountain dates back to the last ice age (10,000 years ago) and is believed to have been non-permanent, consisting mostly of seasonal hunting excursions during the summer months. Several artifacts and campsites containing various stone types and tools have been discovered a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
