Lake Margaret Power Scheme - Historic Engineering Marker #93 West Coast, Tasmania, Australia
By Team MavEtJu on 28-Oct-15. Waypoint GA7699

Lake Margaret Power Scheme - Historic Engineering Marker #93

The Lake Margaret Power Stations comprise two hydroelectric power stations located in Western Tasmania, Australia. The power stations are part of the King – Yolande Power Scheme and are owned and operated by Hydro Tasmania. Officially the Upper Lake Margaret Power Station, a conventional hydroelectric power station, and the Lower Lake Margaret Power Station, a mini-hydroelectric power station, the stations are generally collectively referred to in the singular format as the Lake Margaret Power Station. The stations are located approximately 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) apart.

The Upper Lake Margaret Power Station was constructed by the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company between 1911 and 1914. In 1984, the station was sold to the Tasmanian Hydro-Electric Commission and was officially decommissioned in 2006 and after a multi-million refit was recommissioned in 2009. The Lower Lake Margaret Power Station was built also by the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company in 1931 and decommissioned in 1995. After the implementation of a mini-hydro project in 2009, the project was recommissioned in 2010.

(text from Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Margaret_Power_Station)

Note: The exact location of the plaque is not known. It is described as "Marker at Upper Power Station". If you find it, consider measuring its location and to inform me!

When logging this virtual, please add a photo of yourself or your GPSr at the plaque.

For more information, please see the nomination PDF at the Heritage Register at the Engineers Australia website: https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/heritage/lake-margaret-power-scheme-1914-2006