# Pine Tier Dam

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Dam in Tasmania, Australia

Dam in Central Highlands, Tasmania

Pine Tier Dam Interactive map of Pine Tier Dam Country Australia Location Queenstown, Central Highlands, Tasmania Coordinates 42°06′00″S 146°29′13″E / 42.099958°S 146.486893°E / -42.099958; 146.486893 Purpose Power Status Operational Opening date 2 June 1953 Built by Macmahon Constructions Owner Hydro Tasmania Dam and spillways Type of dam Gravity dam Impounds Nive River Pine River Height (foundation) 44 m (144 ft) Length 195 m (640 ft) Dam volume 77×10^3 m3 (2.7×10^6 cu ft) Spillway length Uncontrolled Spillway capacity 2,432 m3/s (85,900 cu ft/s) Reservoir Creates Pine Tier Lagoon Total capacity 7,420 ML (6,020 acre⋅ft) Catchment area 736 km2 (284 sq mi) Surface area 83 ha (210 acres) Normal elevation 658 m (2,159 ft) AHD Tungatinah Power Station Coordinates 42°17′49″S 146°27′24″E / 42.29694°S 146.45667°E / -42.29694; 146.45667 Operator Hydro Tasmania Commission date 1953 – 1956 Type Conventional Turbines 5 x 25 MW (34×10^3 hp) (Boving Francis-type) Installed capacity 125 MW (168×10^3 hp) Capacity factor 0.8 Annual generation 579 GWh (2,080 TJ) [1]

The **Pine Tier Dam** is a [gravity dam](/source/Gravity_dam) across the [confluence](/source/Confluence) of the Nive and Pine rivers, located near [Queenstown](/source/Queenstown%2C_Tasmania), in the [Central Highlands](/source/Central_Highlands_(Tasmania)) region of [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania), Australia. Completed in 1953, the resultant [reservoir](/source/Reservoir), the Pine Tier Lagoon, was established for the purpose of generating [hydroelectricity](/source/Hydroelectricity).

The Pine Tier Dam and its reservoir are one of several dams and reservoirs that supply water to the [Tungatinah Power Station](/source/Tungatinah_Power_Station), a [conventional](/source/Hydroelectricity#Conventional_(dams)) hydroelectric [power station](/source/Power_station). The dam, reservoir and power station are owned and operated by [Hydro Tasmania](/source/Hydro_Tasmania).

## Dam and reservoir overview

From the Nive River, most of the water entering the Pine Tier Lagoon is diverted via the Bronte canal to the [Bronte Lagoon](/source/Bronte_Lagoon). Only overflows from the Pine River Dam enter the river, below the dam wall.[2]

Officially opened on 2 June 1953,[3] the concrete dam wall is 44 metres (144 ft) high and 195 metres (640 ft) long. When full, the reservoir has capacity of 7,420 [megalitres](/source/Megalitre) (6,020 [acre⋅ft](/source/Acre-foot)) and covers 83 hectares (210 acres), drawn from a [catchment area](/source/Drainage_basin) of 736 square kilometres (284 sq mi). The [uncontrolled spillway](/source/Spillway#Types) has a flow capacity of 2,432 cubic metres per second (85,900 cu ft/s).[1][4]

### Reservoir

The Pine Tier Lagoon is a popular site for inland fishing, with both [brown trout](/source/Brown_trout) and [rainbow trout](/source/Rainbow_trout) found in the lake.[5]

North and west of the Pine Tier Lagoon is the Pine Tier Conservation Area, a 1,914-hectare (4,730-acre) protected conservation area, part of the [Tasmanian Land Conservancy](/source/Tasmanian_Land_Conservancy)'s Five Rivers Reserve, that links the area with the [UNESCO](/source/UNESCO) [World Heritage](/source/World_Heritage_Site)-listed [Tasmanian Wilderness Area](/source/Tasmanian_Wilderness_World_Heritage_Area).[6]

## Hydroelectric power station

Main article: [Tungatinah Power Station](/source/Tungatinah_Power_Station)

The Pine Tier Dam forms part of the complex of several dams, including the Bronte Lagoon formed by Bronte Dam, Bradys Lake formed by Bradys Dam, Lake Binney and the Tungatinah Lagoon; and a tunnel, canals, pipelines, flumes their associated control gates and a pump station. Together, these reservoirs support the generation of electricity at the [Tungatinah Power Station](/source/Tungatinah_Power_Station), a conventional hydroelectric power station, situated adjacent to Lake Binney Dam.[7][8]

## See also

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

- [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) ["Register of Large Dams Australia-2015"](https://ancold.org.au/information-resources/dams-information/) ([Excel](/source/Microsoft_Excel). Requires download. Row 408). *[ANCOLD](/source/ANCOLD)*. January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Annual Waterways Report: Upper Derwent Catchment"](https://nre.tas.gov.au/Documents/Annual%20Waterways%20Report%20-%20Upper%20Derwent.pdf) (PDF). *Water Assessment Branch. Department of Primary Industries and Water*. [Government of Tasmania](/source/Government_of_Tasmania). 2009. p. 4. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1835-8489](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1835-8489). Retrieved 14 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["1384.6 - Statistics - Tasmania, 2005"](https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/2f762f95845417aeca25706c00834efa/D3C71E9DB30DE7ACCA256C3200241897?opendocument). *[Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics)*. 2005. Retrieved 14 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Cole, B. (ed.). *Dam Technology in Australia 1850-1999*. [ANCOLD](/source/ANCOLD).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Pine Tier Lagoon: Anglers Access"](https://www.ifs.tas.gov.au/media/publications/Pine_Tier_Lagoon_A4_Fact_Sheet_2024_WEB.pdf) (PDF). *Inland Fisheries Service, Tasmania*. Retrieved 12 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Pine Tier"](https://tasland.org.au/reserve/pine-tier/). *[Tasmanian Land Conservancy](/source/Tasmanian_Land_Conservancy)*. July 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-hydro_7-0)** ["Derwent: Tungatinah Power Station | Energy"](http://www.hydro.com.au/energy/our-power-stations/derwent-0/tungatinah-power-station). *[Hydro Tasmania](/source/Hydro_Tasmania)*. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-hydrotech_8-0)** ["Tungatinah Station: Technical fact sheet | Derwent Catchment"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924032935/http://www.hydro.com.au/system/files/Tungatinah_Power_Station-Fact-Sheets.pdf) (PDF). *[Hydro Tasmania](/source/Hydro_Tasmania)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.hydro.com.au/system/files/Tungatinah_Power_Station-Fact-Sheets.pdf) (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

## External links

- ["Lake Levels: Pine Tier Lagoon at Dam: Full Storage Levels (daily report)"](https://www.hydro.com.au/docs/lakelevels/Web_Lakes_PINETIER.pdf) (PDF). *[Hydro Tasmania](/source/Hydro_Tasmania)*. Retrieved 14 April 2026.

- [*GALLERY: The exhibition 100 Years of Hydro tells the story of the company's 100 years of operation*](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-26/100-years-of-hydro-exhibition/5697360) (scroll to find 1951 black-and-white image of dam under constriction.). *[ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(Australia))*. Australia. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2026.

- ["Hydro Activity at Bronte Park"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27098145). *[The Mercury](/source/The_Mercury_(Hobart))*. Hobart. 9 July 1952. p. 12. Retrieved 14 April 2026 – via Trove. [National Library of Australia](/source/National_Library_of_Australia).

- [*Episode 6: Pine Tier Lagoon*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k8dxK95vwg). *Trout Tales - Fly Fishing Tours in Tasmania*. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2026 – via [YouTube](/source/YouTube).

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