Guthega Power Station, Kosciuszko National Park

Name: Guthega Power Station
Address: Kosciuszko National Park, Australia

#4 among attractions in Kosciuszko National Park

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Guthega Power Station, Kosciuszko National Park

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Guthega Power Station is located in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. The power station's purpose is for the generation of electricity. It is the first to be completed and smallest of the initial seven hydroelectric power stations that comprise the Snowy Mountains Scheme, a vast hydroelectricity and irrigation complex constructed in south-east Australia between 1949 and 1974 and now run by Snowy Hydro. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°21'0"S, 148°24'49"E

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Kosciuszko National Park Australia

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Day trips

Guthega Power Station – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Perisher Valley, Blue Cow Mountain, Blue Lake, Guthega.

3.1 miS
Winter sport, Ski area
Perisher Valley, Perisher
79 min walk • Perisher Valley, commonly called Perisher, is a valley formed below Mount Perisher, a mountain that is located in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia.
1.4 miSW
Village, Winter sport, Ski area
Blue Cow Mountain, Perisher
36 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Blue Cow Mountain introduces visitors to the pristine charm of Perisher, Australia's most extensive alpine resort. As a key part of the Perisher Ski Resort, Blue Cow offers a unique village experience...
6.6 miSW
Natural attraction, Lake
Blue Lake, Charlotte Pass
169 min walk • The Blue Lake is one of only four cirque lakes found in mainland Australia. The other three, Cootapatamba, Albina, and Club, are shallower and are held entirely by terminal moraines.
3.5 miSW
Village, Nature, Natural attraction
Guthega, Perisher
89 min walk • Guthega is a ski village and the site for a hydro electric dam located in the Kosciuszko National Park, on the upper reaches of the Snowy River, on the western face of Mount Blue Cow, Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia.
6.2 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Twynam, Charlotte Pass
160 min walk • Mount Twynam is a mountain located on the Main Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, in the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The mountain is located close the border between New South Wales and Victoria.
3.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tate, Kosciuszko National Park
91 min walk • Mount Tate is a prominent rocky mountain on the Main Range of the Snowy Mountains located in southeastern New South Wales, Australia.
3.3 miSW
Dam
Guthega Dam, Perisher
83 min walk • Guthega Dam is concrete gravity dam with an uncontrolled spillway across the Snowy River in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's main purpose is for the storage of water used in the generation of hydro-power.
5.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ramshead Range, Kosciuszko National Park
149 min walk • The Ramshead Range, a mountain range that is part of the Snowy Mountains, is located in the Monaro region of New South Wales and the Alpine region of Victoria, Australia.
6.4 miNW
Dam
Geehi Dam, Kosciuszko National Park
164 min walk • Geehi Dam is a major ungated rockfill embankment dam across the Geehi River in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The reservoir impounded by the dam is known as Geehi Reservoir.
3.8 miNE
Dam
Island Bend Dam, Kosciuszko National Park
97 min walk • Island Bend Dam is a major ungated concrete gravity dam with a controlled spillway across the Snowy River in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.