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Murray 1 Power Station - NSW

Murray 1 Power Station

Pressure pipelines

Exciters in orange on top of generators

Tailwater bay

Generator rotor installation - not so safe work practices in 1966

Murray 1 Power Station

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -36.24706 148.19106

DMS: 36º 14' 49.41" S 148º 11' 27.8" E

UTM: 55 H 5987991mN 607014mE

Altitude: 631.96m

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

137.42kms SouthWest of Canberra - Driving 280 km (3 hours 27 mins)
335.69kms NorthEast of Melbourne - Driving 478 km (5 hours 17 mins)
381.62kms SouthWest of Sydney - Driving 559 km (6 hours 18 mins)
740.47kms North of Hobart - Driving 1213 km (1 day 5 hours)

Address & Contact

2627

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Information

Constructed in the modernist style from 1962 to 1967 with the first generator operating in 1966. The pipelines carry 240 cumecs in total and range from 11 to 38 mm in thickness. This water falls through a head of 460 m giving each generator a rated output of 95 MW. Most of this water is diverted from the Snowy river and will in a given year add an extra 1000GL to the flow of the Murray to irrigate valuable cropland. The electricity joins the grid connecting all eastern states with M1 able to generate in just a few minutes from start up.

PlaceID	52416

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Khancoban at 01/11:30pm EST

Distance from Murray 1 Power Station 4.9km W

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
5.8°C	3.7°C	74%	1.5°C	1033.7hPa	0.0mm	SSE	2km/hr 1knots	7km/hr 4knots

Closest Climatic Station

Khancoban Aws

Distance from Murray 1 Power Station 4.9km W

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	31.9	30.7	26.9	21.6	16.1	12.3	11.6	13.7	17.1	20.6	25.2	28.1
Mean Min. °C	13.5	13.6	10.5	7.0	4.0	2.2	1.4	2.5	4.6	6.3	9.6	11.0
Mean Rain mm	40.1	70.9	64.2	47.7	57.1	90.2	85.5	110.1	89.8	71.7	91.6	72.4