Lake Aviemore
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Lake Aviemore Mahi Tikumu |
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| Coordinates | 44 ° 37 '15 " S , 170 ° 18' 8" E | ||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||
| Lock type: | Gravity dam | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1962-1968 | ||||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 58 m concrete dam 49 m earth dam |
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| Crown length: | 364 m concrete dam 430 m earth dam |
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| Crown width: | 7 m | ||||||||
| Base width: | 12 m | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 220 MW | ||||||||
| Operator: | Meridian Energy | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 265.5 m - 268.3 m | ||||||||
| Water surface | 28.8 km² | ||||||||
| Reservoir length | 17 km | ||||||||
| Reservoir width | 150 m - 4.7 km | ||||||||
| Total storage space : | 530 000 000 m³ | ||||||||
The Lake Aviemore Māori Mahi Tikumu is a reservoir in the region Canterbury on the South Island of New Zealand . It is one of seven reservoirs of the Waitaki Hydro Scheme (hydropower project), which has a water catchment area of almost 97 km 2 .
geography
The 28.8 km 2 reservoir is located 75 km southwest of Timaru and 72 km northwest of Oamaru between the reservoirs of Lake Benmore in the northwest and Lake Waitaki in the southeast. The lake is around 17 km long and varies in width between 150 m and 4.7 km at its widest point. Its circumference, including its inlet, is around 40 km. Its altitude is given as 269 m, with the reservoir target between 265.5 m - 268.3 m.
The Lake Aviemore is part of the border between the Waimate District and the Waitaki District and was also traditionally border between the regions Canterbury and Otago , but were moved to the south, so that the reservoir, as well as the whole northwestern part of the Waitaki District s, now part of Canterbury Region .
The reservoir can be reached via the New Zealand State Highway 83 , which runs along the southwest side of the lake and passes the Otematata settlement .
history
The dam project for damming the lake began in 1962. But at the end of the 1950s the settlement Otematata , which means “place of a good flint stone ” in the Māori language , was built, which is still located on the narrow part on the southwest side of the Lake is located. It was built for workers on the Lake Aviemore and Lake Benmore dam construction sites , and at its peak in 1963 it housed over 4,000 residents. Many houses were later sold as holiday accommodation.
Barrier structure
The 58 m high dam, completed in 1968, is the youngest of the three successive dams up to the Waitaki River . The barrier structure consists of a gravity dam built with earth and concrete . The construction of the dam as a dam and concrete dam was chosen because on the southwest side of the river rejection of Waitangi Fault crosses the dam structure. The concrete dam could be built on solid rock, while the earth dam was built on the fault.
tourism
In Lake Aviemore can all year round trout and from November to April salmon are fished. There is a campground at the inlet of the lake, two on the north shore and one between the dam and Lake Waitaki . On the weekend of Labor Day , the boat race takes Aviemore Classic Trailer yacht race held in January Championships in windsurfing .
Attractions
Upstream is the rock called "Parsons Rock", named after Reverend JC Andrew ("The Parson"), who usually preached here on Christmas Day . There are legends that stolen gold is said to be hidden in the Wharekuri Hotel near Parsons Rock. The suspects were arrested, but the missing gold never reappeared.
Photo gallery
View to the southeast over the narrow part of the reservoir
Dam with power station
New Zealand State Highway 83 with the lake
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Upper and Lower Waitaki Catchment . Land Air Water Aotearoa , accessed January 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on January 12, 2020
- ↑ a b Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed January 12, 2020 .
- ^ Lake levels - Lake Aviemore lake levels . Meridian Energy , accessed January 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Waitaki Disctrict Council Ward Area . (JPG; 943 kB) Waitaki Disctrict Council , archived from the original on October 14, 2008 ; accessed on April 25, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ A b Discover the Waitaki Hydro Scheme . (PDF; 1.9 MB) Meridian Energy , November 2008, archived from the original on February 17, 2011 ; accessed on January 12, 2020 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ Aviemore hydro station . Meridian Energy , accessed January 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Lake Aviemore . NZFishing , accessed January 12, 2020 .
- ^ Waimate District Lakes Camping Reserves . (PDF; 337 kB) Waitaki Disctrict Council , archived from the original on January 15, 2015 ; accessed on April 25, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ Russell Phillips : Trust Aoraki Aviemore Classic Event Information . In: Sporty.co.nz . Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
