Wellington Dam Hydro Power Station, Western Australia
- Wellington Dam Hydro Power Station, Western Australia
Wellington Dam Hydro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station near Collie, Western Australia. It has one turbine, with a generating capacity of 2 MW of electricity.
The Wellington Dam Hydro Power Station is one of two hydro power stations in Western Australia. [cite web|url=http://www.verveenergy.com.au/mainContent/sustainableEnergy/Sustainable%20technologies/Hydro_Energy.html|title=Verve Energy : Hydro Energy|access=2008-03-01]
The power station was built in the 1950s.
Wellington Dam is the largest dam in the South West [cite web|url=http://portal.water.wa.gov.au/portal/page/portal/PlanningWaterFuture/AllocationPlanning/UpperCollie|title=Department of Water :: Upper Collie|accessdate=2008-03-01] , and is fed by the Collie River.
In June/July 2008, the Water Corporation is intending to start a $41 million project to strengthen the dam wall. [cite web|url=http://collie.yourguide.com.au/articles/1182995.html|title=Collie Mail: $41 million project for Wellington Dam|accessdate=2008-03-01]
External links
*Verve Energy page on [http://www.verveenergy.com.au/mainContent/sustainableEnergy/sustainableEnergyTypes/Hydro_Energy.html hydrolectricity]
References
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