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The Waitaki Dam is one of eight hydroelectric power stations which form the Waitaki hydroelectric scheme on the Waitaki River in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. The dam was the first of three to be built on the Waitaki River and was constructed without earthmoving machinery; over half a million cubic metres of material was excavated, almost entirely by pick-and-shovel. [2]
Lake Ohau Alpine Village, often referred to simply as Lake Ohau, is a village on the western shore of Lake Ōhau in New Zealand. Lake Ohau village is located in the Waitaki District in Canterbury, 20 km (12 mi) west of Twizel. There are about 140 sections available in the village, with about half of these have houses built on them with a total ...
New Zealand. Surface elevation. 230 m (750 ft) Lake Waitaki is the smallest, oldest and most downstream of the three man-made lakes on the Waitaki River, and forms part of the Waitaki hydroelectric scheme in New Zealand 's South Island. It lies downstream of lakes Aviemore and Benmore on the Waitaki River, close to the town of Kurow.
Map of postcodes. Postcode (s) 7977. Area code. 03. Website. www.waitaki.govt.nz. Waitaki District is a territorial authority district that is located in the Canterbury and Otago regions of the South Island of New Zealand. It straddles the traditional border between the two regions, the Waitaki River, and its seat is Oamaru.
29 km 2 (11 sq mi) Surface elevation. 268 m (879 ft) Lake Aviemore or Mahi Tikumu is a man-made lake in New Zealand 's South Island, part of the Waitaki hydroelectric scheme. Immediately upstream is Lake Benmore and downstream Lake Waitaki. Aviemore lies on both sides of the border between the Waimate and Waitaki districts.
New Zealand. Surface area. 75 km 2 (29 sq mi) Max. depth. 90 m (300 ft) Surface elevation. 362 m (1,188 ft) [1] Lake Benmore is New Zealand 's largest artificial lake. [2] Located in the South Island of New Zealand and part of the Waitaki River, [2] it was created in the 1960s by construction of Benmore Dam.
Established. 1999. The Portland Bight Protected Area (PBPA) is a large marine and terrestrial area on the island of Jamaica located southwest of Kingston. Nearby cays such as Little Goat Island are included. It is the largest protected area in Jamaica and comprises 1,880 square kilometres (730 sq mi). Part of the task in forming the PBPA going ...
Bortons is a small settlement on the southern bank of the Waitaki River in New Zealand's South Island.It is located on SH 83, 7 km east of Duntroon.. The settlement is named after surveyor and civil engineer John Borton, a pioneer of the district, who acquired a nearby run in 1854.