Parangana Power Station
| Parangana Dam | |
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 Location of the Parangana Dam in Tasmania
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | North-western Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 41°37′48″S 146°13′12″E / 41.63000°S 146.22000°ECoordinates: 41°37′48″S 146°13′12″E / 41.63000°S 146.22000°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1968 |
| Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Mersey River |
| Height | 53 metres (174 ft) |
| Length | 189 metres (620 ft) |
| Dam volume | 382 thousand cubic metres (13.5×106 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 2,093 cubic metres per second (73,900 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Parangana |
| Total capacity | 14,820 megalitres (523×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 715 square kilometres (276 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 11.4 hectares (28 acres) |
| Power station | |
| Name | Parangana Power Station |
| Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Commission date | 2002 |
| Type | M |
| Hydraulic head | 35 metres (115 ft) |
| Turbines | 1 x 0.75 MW (1,010 hp) Tyco Tamar Francis turbine |
| Installed capacity | 0.75 megawatts (1,010 hp) |
| Capacity factor | 0.81 |
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The Parangana Power Station is a mini-hydro power station located in north-western Tasmania, Australia.
Part of the Mersey–Forth scheme that comprises eight hydroelectric power stations, the Parangana Power Station is the third station in the scheme. The power station is located below the rock-filled/clay core Parangana Dam which forms Lake Parangana.
The conventional Lemonthyme Power Station, the fourth power station in the Mersey–Forth scheme, is also located below Parangana Dam.
The power station was commissioned in 2002 by Hydro Tasmania and the station has one Tyco Tamar Francis turbine, with a generating capacity of 0.75 megawatts (1,010 hp) of electricity.
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