Ord River Hydro Power Station

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

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Ord River Hydro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station operated by Pacific Blue. It is located on the Ord River in Western Australia.{{cite web

|url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/1996/05/Official-opening-of-Ord-River-Hydro-Power-Stn-at-Lake-Argyle.aspx

|date=10 May 1996

|title={{Title case|Official opening of Ord River Hydro Power Stn at Lake Argyle}}

|website=Government of Western Australia

|access-date=20 August 2018

|archive-date=20 August 2018

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820172746/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/1996/05/Official-opening-of-Ord-River-Hydro-Power-Stn-at-Lake-Argyle.aspx

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}}{{cite web

|url=https://www.water.wa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/4310/107263.pdf

|date=2014

|title={{Title case|Managing water from the Ord River}}

|author=Department of Water

|website=Government of Western Australia

|access-date=20 August 2018

}}{{cite web

|url=https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/content-files/2016-12/ord_river_div_dam.pdf

|date=20 July 2013

|title={{Title case|Ord River Diversion Dam Engineering Heritage Marker Ceremony}}

|author=Engineering Heritage Western Australia

|website=Engineers Australia

|access-date=18 August 2018

}} It has four turbines, with a generating capacity of {{convert|30|MW}} of electricity.{{cite web

|url=https://www.lakeargyle.com/history-statistics-environment/hydroelectricity/

|date=2018

|title={{Title case|Hydro-Power}}

|website=Lake Argyle Resort

|access-date=20 August 2018

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The power station was opened on 10 May 1996 and began generating power in April 1997, with four {{convert|7.5|MW}} turbines. It supplies electricity to the nearby Argyle Diamond Mine, and the towns of Kununurra and Wyndham.{{cite web

|url=https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/system/files/engineering-heritage-australia/nomination-title/HRP.Ord%20River%20Dam.Nomination.pdf

|date=November 2000

|title={{Title case|SUBMISSION TO THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, AUSTRALIA NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGINEERING HERITAGE FOR AN HISTORIC ENGINEERING MARKER COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE}}

|department={{Title case|ENGINEERING HERITAGE PANEL, WESTERN AUSTRALIA DIVISION, INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA, WEST PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA}}

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|last1={{Title case|MOULDS}}

|first2=H. E.

|last2={{Title case|HUNT}}

|first3=R. G.

|last3={{Title case|HARTLEY}}

|website=Engineers Australia

|access-date=18 August 2018

}}{{cite web

|url=http://pacifichydro.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Factsheet-2011_Ord-River-Hydro.pdf

|date=2011

|title={{Title case|The Ord River Hydro project in Western Australia}}

|author=Pacific Hydro

|website=Pacific Hydro

|access-date=18 August 2018

|archive-date=20 August 2018

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820173155/http://pacifichydro.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Factsheet-2011_Ord-River-Hydro.pdf

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}}{{cite web |date=2023 |title={{Title case|The Ord hydro plant}} |url=https://www.pacificblue.com.au/our-energy-production/operating-sites/the-ord-hydro-plant |access-date=7 June 2023 |website=Pacific Blue}}