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Fisher Power Station - TAS

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Position

DEG: -41.673167 146.268489

DMS: 41º 40' 23.41" S 146º 16' 6.58" E

UTM: 55 G 5386252mN 439109mE

Altitude: 458.96m

Place Type

Population - Place Name

Location

160.22kms NorthWest of Hobart - Driving 286 km (3 hours 34 mins)
443.07kms South of Melbourne - Driving 535 km (22 hours 7 mins)

Address & Contact

Fisher Rd
Parangana TAS 7306

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

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Information

Fisher Power Station is the second in the Mersey-Forth
Scheme. The power station was commissioned in 1973
and houses a single Fuji Pelton turbine coupled to an
Andritz alternator.
No public access.
The power station is located in the upper reaches of the
Fisher River. It is supplied with water from Lake McKenzie,
as well as run-off from the plateau and by water
pumped from Yeates Creek and Parsons Falls pumping
stations. Water flows to the power station through a
6.5 kilometre-long flume, siphon and canal and then a
5.2 kilometre-long vertical shaft, inclined shaft, tunnel
and surface penstock.
The Pelton turbine has fully embedded distributor
pipework with the spear deflector control system
designed to reduce penstock pressure rise by ensuring
that flow changes are linear.
When the power station was upgraded in 2015 a
new Andritz alternator was installed as well as digital
control and excitation systems.
No hilltop valve is provided for the surface penstock but
a vertical lift, gravity closed emergency gate is provided at
the tunnel intake designed to cut off full flow. A turbine
main inlet valve is installed in the power station.

PlaceID	3847

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Sheffield at 02/07:30am EST

Distance from Fisher Power Station 31.93km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
3.6°C	0.7°C	87%	1.6°C	1031.5hPa	0.0mm	WNW	6km/hr 3knots	9km/hr 5knots

Closest Climatic Station

Sheffield School Farm

Distance from Fisher Power Station 31.93km N

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	21.9	21.6	19.8	16.5	13.6	11.6	10.8	11.7	13.1	15.1	18.0	19.5
Mean Min. °C	10.6	10.8	9.2	7.0	5.4	3.9	3.3	3.9	4.7	5.7	7.6	8.9
Mean Rain mm	48.8	45.5	61.3	66.5	87.1	104.7	114.4	133.0	125.4	78.4	93.5	68.1