Roxburgh Dam
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Roxburgh Dam is a major hydroelectric power station in New Zealand’s South Island, known for harnessing the Clutha River / Mata-Au to generate electricity.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| countryCode | NZ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Lake Roxburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | concrete gravity dam ⓘ |
| energyConversionType | potential energy of water to electrical energy ⓘ |
| gridConnection | New Zealand national grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPowerStation | Roxburgh Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Lake Roxburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoirUse |
hydroelectric storage
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 320 MW ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Island ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Otago Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInIsland | South Island of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Otago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Alexandra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roxburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Clutha River / Mata-Au NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Contact Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Millers Flat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roxburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 8 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| operator | Contact Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Contact Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New Zealand electricity system ⓘ |
| primaryEnergySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| purpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| regionTimeZone | NZST NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionTimeZoneDST | NZDT ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Roxburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Clutha River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverNameInEnglish | Clutha River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverNameInMāori | Mata-Au NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of New Zealand’s earliest large hydroelectric schemes ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| usedFor | renewable electricity generation ⓘ |
| watercourseDammed | Clutha River / Mata-Au NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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