Meadowbank Dam

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gravity dam hydroelectric dam irrigation dam

Meadowbank Dam is a hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Derwent River in Tasmania, Australia, forming Meadowbank Lake and contributing to the region’s power generation.

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Label Occurrences
Meadowbank Dam canonical 3

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
irrigation dam ⓘ
basinCountry Australia ⓘ
category Dams in Tasmania ⓘ
Derwent hydropower scheme ⓘ
surface form: Derwent River power stations

Hydroelectric power stations in Tasmania ⓘ
commissioned 1967 ⓘ
constructionBegan 1964 ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
downstreamFrom Cluny Dam ⓘ
formsReservoir Meadowbank Lake (impounded section) ⓘ
surface form: Meadowbank Lake
hasCatchmentArea Derwent River catchment ⓘ
hasPowerStation Meadowbank Power Station ⓘ
hasReservoir Meadowbank Lake (impounded section) ⓘ
surface form: Meadowbank Lake
height 43 m ⓘ
isPartOfSystem Tasmanian power grid ⓘ
length 265 m ⓘ
locatedIn Tasmania ⓘ
locatedInRegion Central Highlands of Tasmania ⓘ
surface form: Central Highlands, Tasmania

Derwent Valley, Tasmania ⓘ
locatedNear Meadowbank, Tasmania ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Australia ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Derwent River ⓘ
openingDate 1967 ⓘ
operator Hydro Tasmania ⓘ
ownedBy Hydro Tasmania ⓘ
partOf Derwent hydropower scheme ⓘ
plantAnnualGeneration 187 GWh ⓘ
plantCapacity 43.8 MW ⓘ
plantTurbineType Kaplan turbine ⓘ
purpose hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
reservoirCapacity 43000000 m3 ⓘ
reservoirSurfaceArea 620 ha ⓘ
spillwayType uncontrolled overflow spillway ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
upstreamFrom Bridgewater Bridge ⓘ
usedFor angling ⓘ
recreation on Meadowbank Lake ⓘ
water sports ⓘ
watercourseDam Derwent River ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Derwent River → hasDam → Meadowbank Dam ⓘ
Meadowbank Lake (impounded section) → formedByDam → Meadowbank Dam ⓘ
Repulse Dam → isUpstreamOf → Meadowbank Dam ⓘ