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Dam and power station in Tasmania, Australia

This article is about the dam and the power station. For the power scheme, see [Anthony Power Development](/source/Anthony_Power_Development).

Dam in Western Tasmania

Anthony Dam Interactive map of Anthony Dam Country Australia Location Western Tasmania Coordinates 41°52′07″S 145°37′07″E / 41.86873°S 145.618544°E / -41.86873; 145.618544 Purpose Power Status Operational Opening date 1993 (1993) Owner Hydro Tasmania Dam and spillways Type of dam Rock-fill dam Impounds Anthony River Height 40 m (130 ft) Length 124 m (407 ft) Dam volume 110×10^3 m3 (3.9×10^6 cu ft) Spillways 1 Spillway type Uncontrolled Spillway capacity 227 m3/s (8,000 cu ft/s) Reservoir Creates Lake Plimsoll Total capacity 36,180 ML (29,330 acre⋅ft) Catchment area 37 km2 (14 sq mi) Surface area 38.4 ha (95 acres) Normal elevation 509 m (1,670 ft) AHD Tribute Power Station Coordinates 41°49′01″S 145°39′02″E / 41.81694°S 145.65056°E / -41.81694; 145.65056 Operator Hydro Tasmania Commission date 1994 (1994) Type Conventional Hydraulic head 271 m (889 ft) Turbines 1 x 84 MW (113,000 hp) Fuji Francis-type Installed capacity 84 MW (113,000 hp) Capacity factor 0.9 Annual generation 265 GWh (950 TJ) Website hydro.com.au [1]

The **Anthony Dam** is a concrete-faced rock-fill [embankment dam](/source/Embankment_dam) across the [Anthony River](/source/Anthony_River_(Tasmania)), located in the [West Coast](/source/West_Coast%2C_Tasmania) region of [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania), Australia. Completed in 1993, the resultant [reservoir](/source/Reservoir), Lake Plimsoll, was established for the purpose of generation of [hydroelectricity](/source/Hydroelectricity) via the below-ground **Tribute Power Station**, a [conventional](/source/Hydroelectricity#Conventional_(dams)) hydroelectric [power station](/source/Power_station). The dam, its reservoir, and the power station are owned and operated by [Hydro Tasmania](/source/Hydro_Tasmania).

## Dam and reservoir overview

The concrete-face [rockfill dam](/source/Rockfill_dam) wall is 40 metres (130 ft) high and 124 metres (407 ft) long. When full, Lake Plimsoll has capacity of 36.18 [gigalitres](/source/Gigalitre) (29,330 [acre⋅ft](/source/Acre-foot)) and covers 38.4 hectares (95 acres), drawn from a [catchment area](/source/Drainage_basin) of 37 square kilometres (14 sq mi). The [uncontrolled spillway](/source/Spillway#Types) has a flow capacity of 227 cubic metres per second (8,000 cu ft/s).[1]

Located adjacent to the main concrete-faced dam is the off-stream **Anthony Levee**, an earth core rock-fill [saddle embankment](/source/Dam#Saddle_dam) that is 23 metres (75 ft) high and 95 metres (312 ft) long. The levee also impounds Lake Plimsoll.[1]

## Hydroelectric power station

The Tribute Power Station is part of the [Anthony Power Development](/source/Anthony_Power_Development) scheme (which is part of the [Pieman Power Development](/source/Pieman_River_Power_Development) scheme). The proposed Anthony scheme comprised four hydroelectric power stations and five dams. However, due to political and legal considerations due to the [Franklin Dam controversy](/source/Franklin_Dam_controversy), not all the dams or power stations were completed.[2][3]

The Tribute Power Station is the first station in the scheme, being the highest upstream, yet the most-recent major hydro-electric power development completed in Tasmania.[4] Located underground within the main dam wall, the power station receives water from the lake via a 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) headrace tunnel.[5]

The power station was commissioned in 1994 by the [Hydro Electric Corporation (TAS)](/source/Hydro_Tasmania), in the aftermath of the Franklin Dam controversy, and the station has one [Fuji](/source/Fuji_Heavy_Industries) [Francis-type](/source/Francis_turbine) [turbine](/source/Water_turbine), with a generating capacity of 84 megawatts (113,000 hp) of electricity. The station output, estimated to be 265 [gigawatt-hours](/source/Kilowatt-hour) (950 [TJ](/source/Terajoule)) annually,[1] is fed to [TasNetworks](/source/TasNetworks)' transmission grid via a 13.8 k[V](/source/Voltage)/220 kV Fuji surface generator transformer to the outdoor switchyard.[6]

Announced in 2008, the *1,000 GWH Project* resulted in upgrades to component parts of existing superstructure operated by Hydro Tasmania.[7][8][9]

## See also

- [Renewable energy portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Renewable_energy)
- [Australia portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Australia)
- [Water portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Water)

- [List of power stations in Tasmania](/source/List_of_power_stations_in_Tasmania)

- [List of reservoirs and dams in Tasmania](/source/List_of_reservoirs_and_dams_in_Australia#Tasmania)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ANCOLD_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ANCOLD_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ANCOLD_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ANCOLD_1-3) ["Register of Large Dams Australia-2015"](https://ancold.org.au/information-resources/dams-information/) ([Excel](/source/Microsoft_Excel). Requires download. Rows 5-6). *[ANCOLD](/source/ANCOLD)*. January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *Environmental plan: Hydro-Electric Commission Tasmania, Anthony Power Development*. Natural Systems Research. 1984. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7246-1209-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7246-1209-3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Tasmania. Hydro-Electric Commission. Survey Section; Tasmania. Hydro-Electric Commission. Report on the Anthony Power Development and the King River Power Development (1983), [*Anthony power development and the King River power development*](http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/31844434), Hydro-Electric Commission], retrieved 23 February 2015

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "Anthony Power Development". *Australian Year Book* (87). [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics): 552. 1995.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Pieman"](http://www.hydro.com.au/energy/our-power-stations/pieman). *Energy*. [Hydro Tasmania](/source/Hydro_Tasmania). Retrieved 4 July 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Tribute Power Station: Technical fact sheet"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033526/http://www.hydro.com.au/system/files/attachments/Tribute_Power_Station-Fact-Sheets.pdf) (PDF). *Mersey-Forth Catchment*. [Hydro Tasmania](/source/Hydro_Tasmania). Archived from [the original](http://www.hydro.com.au/system/files/attachments/Tribute_Power_Station-Fact-Sheets.pdf) (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Australia utility to upgrade hydro system to add 1000 GWh"](http://www.hydroworld.com/index/display/article-display/1810974690/articles/hrhrw/News/Australia_utility_to_upgrade_hydro_system_to_add_1000_GWh.html). *Hydroworld*. 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Carbon neutral target part response climate change"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110221041303/http://www.hydro.com.au/about-us/news/2008-05/carbon-neutral-target-part-response-climate-change) (Press release). Hydro Tasmania. May 2008. Archived from [the original](http://www.hydro.com.au/about-us/news/2008-05/carbon-neutral-target-part-response-climate-change) on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Our performance"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110221114931/http://www.hydro.com.au/annual-reports/2009/contents/our_performance/assets_resource/page02.html). *Annual Report*. Hydro Tasmania. 2009. p. 2. Archived from [the original](http://www.hydro.com.au/annual-reports/2009/contents/our_performance/assets_resource/page02.html) on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.

## External links

- ["Pieman Sustainability Review: Information review of the Anthony-Pieman hydropower scheme"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150706035105/http://www.hydro.com.au/system/files/environment/141344_Hydro_-_Anthony_Pieman_Report_A4_web.pdf) (PDF). [Hydro Tasmania](/source/Hydro_Tasmania). February 2015. Archived from [the original](http://www.hydro.com.au/system/files/environment/141344_Hydro_-_Anthony_Pieman_Report_A4_web.pdf) (PDF) on 6 July 2015.

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