Lake Whakamaru
Lake Whakamaru | |||||||
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Looking north to the lake and the dam | |||||||
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Coordinates | 38 ° 26 '13 " S , 175 ° 50' 3" E | ||||||
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
See also
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
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 .