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Waitākere Reservoir

Waitākere Reservoir is a on the Waitakere River in the , west of in . The dam was completed in 1910 and is a concrete gravity dam with a slight curvature.
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: reservoir in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Waitakere Reservoir”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waitākere Falls and Kelly Stream Waterfall.

Waterfall
Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Waitākere River is a river of the of 's . It flows north then west from its sources in the , reaching the Tasman Sea at , to the south of Muriwai Beach.

Waterfall
The Waitākere River is a river of the of 's . It flows north then west from its sources in the , reaching the Tasman Sea at , to the south of Muriwai Beach.

Dam
Photo: Dbc55, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waiatarua and Anawhata.

Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Harvey, CC BY 3.0.
is a small settlement near the top of the in , close to the junction of Scenic Drive, West Coast Road and Piha Road to and runs east until the junction of Scenic Drive and Mountain Road.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a beach on the coast of New Zealand west of .

Suburb
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
, often called Township or Town, is a small, mostly rural settlement to the northwest of , .

Waitākere Reservoir

Latitude
-36.90578° or 36° 54′ 21″ south
Longitude
174.52539° or 174° 31′ 31″ east
Elevation
170 metres (558 feet)
Open location code
4VMP3GVG+M5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27010401
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
6231158
Wiki­data ID
Q7349153
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In Other Languages

“Waitākere Reservoir” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Waitākere Reservoir”. Photo: ShakyIsles, CC BY-SA 4.0.