Cethana Dam

The Cethana Dam is a concrete-faced rockfill embankment dam across the Forth River, located near in northern , Australia. Completed in 1971, the resultant , , was established for the purpose of generating hydro-electric power via the Cethana Power Station, a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: power station in North-western Tasmania, Australia
  • Also known as: “Cethana Power Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wilmot Dam.

Power station
The is a concrete-faced rock-fill embankment dam across the Wilmot River, located near , in northern , Australia. Completed in 1970, the resultant , Lake Gairdner, was established for the purpose of generation of hydroelectricity via the adjacent Wilmot Power Station, a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station. is situated 1 km west of Cethana Dam.

Cethana Dam

Latitude
-41.4808° or 41° 28′ 51″ south
Longitude
146.13451° or 146° 8′ 4″ east
Operator
Hydro Tasmania
Open location code
4RC8G49M+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 552021425
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q5065647
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In Other Languages

“Cethana Dam” goes by many names.
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Cethana”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cethana Dam and old adit.

Nearby Places

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