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Wellington Dam Hydro Power Station

Western Australia, Australia

Wellington Dam Hydro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station near Collie, Western Australia. It has one water turbine with a generating capacity of 2 megawatts (2, 700 hp) of electricity. The Wellington Dam Hydro Power Station was one of three hydro power stations in Western Australia, with only the Ord River hydro still in operation. The dam was constructed in 1933 and enlarged in 1956, and the power station was built from 1954 to 1956 and commissioned on 3 July 1956. It was placed into care and maintenance in 2007. Wellington Dam is the largest dam in the South West and the second largest in Western Australia, and is fed by the Collie River.

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