Lake Whakamaru

Lake Whakamaru
	Looking north to the lake and the dam
Location:	south of Tokoroa in the Waikato region , North Island , New Zealand
Tributaries:	Waikato River
Drain:	Waikato River
	New Zealand
Coordinates	38 ° 26 '13 " S , 175 ° 50' 3" E Coordinates: 38 ° 26 '13 " S , 175 ° 50' 3" O
	Data on the structure
Lock type:	Gravity dam
Construction time:	until 1956
Height of the barrier structure :	56 m
Crown length:	337 m
Crown width:	9.1 m
Base width:	18 m
Power plant output:	100 MW
Operator:	Mercury NZ Limited
	Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination )	224.35 m - 226.75 m
Water surface	7.4 km²
Reservoir length	15 km
Reservoir width	910 m
Maximum depth	36 m
Catchment area	572 km²
	Looking southeast of the lake and Pokuro Road North

The Lake Whakamaru is the river system of the Waikato River belonging Reservoir on the North Island of New Zealand .

Origin of name

" Whakamaru " continues in the language of the Māori of the words " whaka " and " maru " together and literally means something like, "Protection type" , or "protect" .

geography

The 7.4 km² large Lake Whakamaru is located around 25 km north of Lake Taupo and around 20 km south of the city of Tokoroa , embedded in a mountain landscape up to almost 700 m high. The lake is 15 km long and varies in width between 60 and 910 m. The height of the lake varies between 224.35 m and 226.75 m, depending on the water level, with a maximum lake depth of 36 m. Its immediate water catchment area is 572 km ² .

The reservoir can be reached via the New Zealand State Highway 30 , which accompanies the water on its north side, and via the New Zealand State Highway 32 , which leads directly over the dam of the lake.

Administratively, the lake belongs to the Waikato region .

The Lake Whakamaru follow one after the reservoirs Lake Maraetai , Lake Waipapa , Lake Arapuni and Lake Karapiro , the reservoirs Lake Atiamuri , Lake Ohakuri and Lake Aratiatia go ahead of him.

history

The reservoir and the associated hydropower plant were put into operation in 1956 with a nominal output of 100 MW . The operator of the hydropower plant is the majority state-owned company Mercury NZ Limited .

Panoramic photo

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View to the northeast of the lake

literature

CHD Magadza : Physical and chemical limnology of six hydroelectric lakes on the Waikato River, 1970-72 . In: New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research . Vol. 13, Issue 4 , 1979, pp. 561-572 , doi : 10.1080 / 00288330.1979.9515835 (English).
Tracey Edwards, Mary de Winton, John Clayton : Assessment of the ecological condition of lakes in the Waikato region using LakeSPI - 2010 . In: Environment Waikato (Ed.): Environment Waikato Technical Report . 2010/24 , June 2010, ISSN 1177-9284 (English).

Web links

Commons : Lake Whakamaru - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed January 4, 2020 .
↑ 05. Whakamaru - Overview . Mighty River Power , archived from the original on June 10, 2011 ; accessed on January 6, 2020 (English, original website no longer available).
^ ^A ^b Edwards, Winton, Clayton : Assessment of the ecological condition of lakes in the Waikato region using LakeSPI - 2010 . 2010, p. 4 .
↑ Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on January 3, 2020
^ Waikato Lake Levels . Mercury NZ Limited , accessed January 4, 2020 .
↑ Magadza : Physical and chemical limnology of six hydroelectric lakes on the Waikato River, 1970-72 . 1979, p. 572 .
↑ Malcolm McKinnon : Volcanic Plateau place - North and west of Taupō . In: Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture & Heritage , May 25, 2015, accessed January 4, 2020 .

[LINZ_Topo_Maps-1] Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed January 4, 2020 .

[Whakamaru_Overview-2] 05. Whakamaru - Overview . Mighty River Power , archived from the original on June 10, 2011 ; accessed on January 6, 2020 (English, original website no longer available).

[EW_Report_2010_S4-3] A ^b Edwards, Winton, Clayton : Assessment of the ecological condition of lakes in the Waikato region using LakeSPI - 2010 . 2010, p. 4 .

[Google_Earth-4] Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on January 3, 2020

[Mercury_Lake_Level-5] Waikato Lake Levels . Mercury NZ Limited , accessed January 4, 2020 .

[Magadza_1979_S572-6] Magadza : Physical and chemical limnology of six hydroelectric lakes on the Waikato River, 1970-72 . 1979, p. 572 .

[TeAra_North_and_west_of_Taupo-7] Malcolm McKinnon : Volcanic Plateau place - North and west of Taupō . In: Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture & Heritage , May 25, 2015, accessed January 4, 2020 .