Mackintosh Power Station

Mackintosh Dam
Location of the Mackintosh Dam in Tasmania
CountryAustralia
LocationWestern Tasmania
Coordinates41°41′24″S 145°38′24″E / 41.69000°S 145.64000°E / -41.69000; 145.64000
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Opening date1981 (1981)
Owner(s)Hydro Tasmania
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsMackintosh River
Height75 metres (246 ft)
Length465 metres (1,526 ft)
Dam volume927 thousand cubic metres (32.7×10^6 cu ft)
Spillways1
Spillway typeUncontrolled
Spillway capacity1,021 cubic metres per second (36,100 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesLake Mackintosh
Total capacity913,690 megalitres (32,267×10^6 cu ft)
Catchment area512 square kilometres (198 sq mi)
Surface area276.1 hectares (682 acres)
Mackintosh Power Station
Coordinates41°41′24″S 145°38′24″E / 41.69000°S 145.64000°E / -41.69000; 145.64000
Operator(s)Hydro Tasmania
Commission date1982 (1982)
TypeConventional
Hydraulic head61 metres (200 ft)
Turbines1 x 81 megawatts (109,000 hp)
Fuji Francis-type turbine
Installed capacity81 megawatts (109,000 hp)
Capacity factor0.85
Annual generation394 gigawatt-hours (1,420 TJ)
Website
hydro.com.au/energy/our-power-stations/pieman

The Mackintosh Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in Western Tasmania, Australia.