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Reece Power Station

Power station in Tasmania, Australia

Summary

Power station in Tasmania, Australia

Field	Value
name	Reece Dam
image_size	280
location_map	Australia Tasmania
location_map_size	280
location_map_caption	Location of the Reece Dam in Tasmania
coordinates
country	Australia
location	West Coast, Tasmania
purpose	P
status	O
construction_began	1974
opening	1987
owner	Hydro Tasmania
dam_type	E
dam_crosses	Pieman River
dam_height	122 m
dam_length	374 m
dam_volume	2742 e3m3
spillway_count	1
spillway_type	Uncontrolled
spillway_capacity	4742 m3/s
res_name	Lake Pieman
res_capacity_total	300200 ML
res_catchment	2653 km2
res_surface	222 ha
plant_name	Reece Power Station
plant_coordinates
plant_operator	Hydro Tasmania
plant_commission
plant_type	C
plant_hydraulic_head	92 m
plant_turbines	2 x Fuji Francis turbines
plant_capacity	238 MW
plant_capacity_factor	0.85
plant_annual_gen	1025 GWh
website
extra

The Reece Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.

Technical details

Part of the Pieman River scheme that comprises four hydroelectric power stations, the Reece Power Station is the final station in the scheme, before the water runs out to sea. The power station is located aboveground at the foot of the rock-filled concrete faced Reece Dam (also called the Lower Pieman Dam) which forms Lake Pieman. Water from the lake is fed to the power station into two independent 250 m-long tunnels.

The power station was commissioned in 1986 and 1987 by the Hydro Electric Corporation (TAS) and the station has two Fuji Francis turbines, with a combined generating capacity of 238 MW of electricity. The station output, estimated to be 1025 GWh annually,

Etymology

Both the power station and the dam are named in honour of Eric Reece, the Premier of Tasmania between 1958 and 1969 and again between 1972 and 1975. Reece was a firm proponent of the Hydro-Electric Commission and the development of hydroelectricity in Tasmania.

References

(2010). "Register of Large Dams in Australia". [[Australian National Committee on Large Dams]].
"Pieman". [[Hydro Tasmania]].
"Reece Power Station: Pieman Catchment". [[Hydro Tasmania]].

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