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The Ord River Hydro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station at Lake Argyle in Western Australia.

Ord River Hydro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station operated by Pacific Blue. It is located on the Ord River in Western Australia.[1][2][3] It has four turbines, with a generating capacity of 30 megawatts (40,000 hp) of electricity.[4]

The power station was opened on 10 May 1996[1] and began generating power in April 1997, with four 7.5 megawatts (10,100 hp) turbines. It supplies electricity to the nearby Argyle Diamond Mine, and the towns of Kununurra and Wyndham.[3][5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Opening of Ord River Hydro Power Stn at Lake Argyle". Government of Western Australia. 10 May 1996. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ^ Department of Water (2014). "Managing Water from the Ord River" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Engineering Heritage Western Australia (20 July 2013). "Ord River Diversion Dam Engineering Heritage Marker Ceremony" (PDF). Engineers Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Hydro-power". Lake Argyle Resort. 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. ^ Moulds, A; Hunt, H. E.; Hartley, R. G. (November 2000). "Submission to the Institution of Engineers, Australia National Committee for Engineering Heritage for an Historic Engineering Marker Commemorative Plaque" (PDF). Engineering Heritage Panel, Western Australia Division, Institution of Engineers Australia, West Perth, Western Australia. Engineers Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  6. ^ Pacific Hydro (2011). "The Ord River Hydro Project in Western Australia" (PDF). Pacific Hydro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  7. ^ "The Ord Hydro Plant". Pacific Blue. 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

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