Waitaki Dam
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Waitaki Dam is a major hydroelectric gravity dam in New Zealand’s South Island, forming part of the Waitaki hydro scheme and helping generate renewable electricity from the Waitaki River.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ infrastructure ⓘ |
| basinCountry | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1928 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| contributesTo | New Zealand renewable electricity supply ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| damType | concrete gravity ⓘ |
| designedFor | hydroelectric generation ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Benmore Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource |
hydropower
ⓘ
renewable energy ⓘ |
| environmentalRole | supports renewable energy production ⓘ |
| hasFeature | concrete gravity structure ⓘ |
| hasPowerStation | Waitaki Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Waitaki River impoundment ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | major hydroelectric asset in New Zealand ⓘ |
| isInfrastructureType | hydropower infrastructure ⓘ |
| isNamedAfter | Waitaki River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOnIsland | South Island of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | New Zealand national electricity grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Island
ⓘ
Waitaki River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Waitaki District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Canterbury Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kurow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Otematata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Waitaki River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Meridian Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 7 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| operator | Meridian Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Meridian Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Waitaki hydro scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCascade | Waitaki River hydro cascade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantType | run-of-river ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| purpose |
power generation
ⓘ
river regulation ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Aviemore Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourseCrossed | Waitaki River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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