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Kareeya Hydro Power Station - QLD

Powerhouse interior

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Power Station

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -17.767778 145.577774

DMS: 17º 46' 4" S 145º 34' 39.99" E

UTM: 55 K 8034935mN 349231mE

Altitude: 225m

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

170.16kms South of Daintree

Address & Contact

Cardstone Rd Kooroomool QLD 4854

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Information

Kareeya Hydro, near Tully in Far North Queensland, has been providing clean,green electricity to Queenslanders since 1957. It has a current capacity of 88 megawatts produced by four 22 MW generators, which provide power to the National Electricity Market.
Taking its name from an Aboriginal word meaning ‘big water’, the Kareeya Hydro project originally comprised construction of Koombooloomba Dam, Tully Falls Weir and Kareeya Hydro PS.
It is Kareeya Hydro’s ability to quickly start extra generators that is important in ensuring a secure, reliable power supply for distribution to consumers. A $30 million upgrade of the station between 2005 and 2008 has extended the life of the power station by 25 years to 2050 and increased capacity, generation, efficiency and reliability

PlaceID	107909

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

South Johnstone at 02/07:30am EST

Distance from Kareeya Hydro Power Station 47.93km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
23.0°C	25.9°C	89%	21.1°C	1016.5hPa	8.2mm	SSE	7km/hr 4knots	15km/hr 8knots

Closest Climatic Station

South Johnstone Exp Stn

Distance from Kareeya Hydro Power Station 47.93km E

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	31.2	30.7	29.8	28.2	26.2	24.4	23.9	25.2	27.0	29.0	30.5	31.2
Mean Min. °C	22.6	22.7	22.0	20.4	18.2	15.8	15.1	15.5	16.7	18.8	20.6	21.8
Mean Rain mm	527.4	574.2	619.1	395.5	268.6	151.8	109.0	87.9	84.8	97.1	149.2	264.1