New Zealand
North Island
Auckland Region

Upper Nihotupu Reservoir

The Upper Nihotupu Reservoir is one of five reservoirs in the that supply water to , . Completed in 1923, the concrete gravity dam and its reservoir are managed by Watercare Services, a council-owned company.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Nihotupu Falls and Nihotupu Auxiliary Reservoir.

Waterfall
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is a waterfall.

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Peak
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is a hill in the of the of 's . At 440 metres, it is one of the tallest of the Waitākere Ranges, and the tallest of the eastern ranges adjacent to Auckland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waiatarua and Parau.

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.

Suburb
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is a locality of in the . It is under the local governance of the Waitākere Ranges Local Board within the .

Locality
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is a locality.

Upper Nihotupu Reservoir

Latitude
-36.94742° or 36° 56′ 51″ south
Longitude
174.56143° or 174° 33′ 41″ east
Elevation
339 metres (1,112 feet)
Open location code
4VMP3H36+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27010467
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
6231219
Wiki­data ID
Q16902393
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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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 “Upper Nihotupu Reservoir”. Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.