Benmore Dam
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Benmore Dam is a large hydroelectric earth-fill dam in New Zealand’s South Island, forming Lake Benmore and serving as a major power generation facility in the Waitaki hydro scheme.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earth-fill dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| annualGeneration | approximately 2,200 GWh ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1965 ⓘ |
| connectsTo | HVDC Inter-Island link NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1958 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | compacted earth ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| crestElevation | 381 m above sea level ⓘ |
| damType |
concrete gravity
ⓘ
earth-fill ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Lake Ohau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Lake Benmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridConnectionVoltage |
220 kV
ⓘ
350 kV HVDC ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
boating on Lake Benmore
ⓘ
fishing on Lake Benmore ⓘ |
| height | 110 m ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 540 MW ⓘ |
| length | 823 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Island ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin | Waitaki River catchment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Waitaki River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearPlace |
Otematata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twizel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of New Zealand’s largest earth dams ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| operator | Meridian Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Meridian Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Waitaki hydro scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantName | Benmore Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantType | conventional hydroelectric ⓘ |
| purpose |
electricity generation
ⓘ
river flow regulation ⓘ |
| region | Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Benmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 75 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 1.25 km³ ⓘ |
| role | major node in New Zealand national grid ⓘ |
| safetyMonitoring | instrumented for seismic and structural monitoring ⓘ |
| spillwayCount | 6 ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow ⓘ |
| turbineCount | 6 ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom |
Aviemore Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waitaki Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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