Rowallan Power Station
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The Rowallan Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in north-western Tasmania, Australia. The station is located Script error: No such module "convert". south of Liena.
Technical details
Part of the Mersey
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The power station was commissioned in 1971 by the Hydro Electric Corporation and the station has one Maier Francis turbine, with a generating capacity of Script error: No such module "convert". of electricity. The station output, estimated to be Script error: No such module "convert". annually,[2] is fed to TasNetworks' transmission grid via a 22 kV/110 kV transmission line to the switchyard transformer.[3]
Rowallan Lake
The associated Rowallan Lake which is Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". in area, is Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level and is bordered by Clumner Bluff and Howells Bluff.[4] The reservoir is managed by the Tasmanian 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.[5] Lake Rowallan is also the starting point for walks into nearby highland areas including the Walls of Jerusalem National Park.[6] In 2010, concerns were raised about the integrity of the embankment dam.[7][8]
Etymology
Both the power station and lake are named in honour of Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan, the former Governor of Tasmania.[4]
References
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- ↑ The Hydro after 100 Years EHA Magazine March 2015 page 19
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