Pukaki Dam
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Pukaki Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in New Zealand’s South Island that regulates Lake Pukaki as part of the Waitaki River power scheme.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lake Pukaki blue-turquoise colour ⓘ |
| basinCountry | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Pukaki-Ohau canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tekapo-Pukaki canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| elevationOfReservoir | approximately 518 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| expanded | 1970s ⓘ |
| feeds |
Ohau A Power Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohau B Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohau C Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCatchment | Southern Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
peaking generation support
ⓘ
seasonal storage ⓘ |
| hasRole | primary storage lake for Waitaki scheme ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | controlled spillway ⓘ |
| hasStatus | operational ⓘ |
| hasType | earth and rockfill embankment components ⓘ |
| impounds | Lake Pukaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInHydrologicalSystem | Waitaki River catchment ⓘ |
| isKeyStorageFor | Waitaki power system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Island ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Mackenzie District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Canterbury Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mount Cook National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twizel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lake Pukaki outlet ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Pukaki River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesOutflowTo | Waitaki River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Twizel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyHighway | State Highway 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Lake Tekapo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Meridian Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | New Zealand Government (via state-owned enterprise) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Zealand national electricity grid infrastructure
ⓘ
Waitaki River power scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ Waitaki hydro scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flow regulation
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| regionHydropowerImportance | one of New Zealand’s major hydro storage dams ⓘ |
| regulates | Lake Pukaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatesFor | downstream Waitaki River power stations ⓘ |
| waterSource | glacial meltwater ⓘ |
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