Mackenzie Dam

The Mackenzie Dam is a rock-filled embankment dam across the Fisher River, in the northern region of , Australia. Completed in 1972, the resultant , Lake Mackenzie, was established for the purpose of generating hydro-electric power via the Fisher Power Station, a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Power station
  • Description: Power station and dam in North-western Tasmania, Australia
  • Also known as: “Fisher Power Station”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mersey Forest.

Locality
is a locality in the local government areas of and in the North West region of . It is located about 78 kilometres south-west of the town of . is situated 5 km west of Mackenzie Dam.

Mackenzie Dam

Latitude
-41.67328° or 41° 40′ 24″ south
Longitude
146.26847° or 146° 16′ 7″ east
Operator
Hydro Tasmania
Open location code
4RC887G9+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 183424318
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q5454834
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In Other Languages

“Mackenzie Dam” goes by many names.
  • Hausa: “Rashin ruwa na Mackenzie”

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