Dry Gully
Dry Gully is a gorge in Auckland Region, North Island and has an elevation of 495 metres. Dry Gully is situated nearby to the locality Wairakei, as well as near the suburb Rangatira Park.Places of Interest
Highlights include Craters of the Moon and Te Mihi Power Station.
Craters of the Moon
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Craters of the Moon Thermal Area is a region with geothermal activity north of Taupō, New Zealand. It is a part of Wairakei, the largest geothermal field in New Zealand, with a surface area of about 25 km2, which lies in the Taupō Volcanic Zone.
Te Mihi Power Station
Power station
Photo: RustySheep, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Te Mihi Power Station is a 166 MW geothermal power station owned and operated by Contact Energy, located north of Taupō in New Zealand. The resource consent for the power station was "called in" by the Minister for the Environment Trevor Mallard under the terms of the Resource Management Act.
Poihipi Power Station
Power station
The Poihipi Power Station is a geothermal power station owned and operated by Contact Energy. It is located on Poihipi Road near Taupō in New Zealand. The plant produces around 350 GWh pa, utilising geothermal steam from the Wairakei field, and is operated as part of the Wairakei geothermal system.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rangatira Park and Nukuhau.
Rangatira Park
Suburb
Rangatira Park is a suburb in the New Zealand town of Taupō. The suburb is located just north of Nukuhau and south of Huka Falls, on a hill above Waikato River. Residents of the suburb experienced an earthquake in September 2019. Rangatira Park is situated 5 km south of Dry Gully.
Nukuhau
Suburb
Nukuhau is a suburb of Taupō in the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. Nukuhau is situated 6 km south of Dry Gully.
Oruanui
Hamlet
Oruanui is a rural community in the Taupō District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located northwest of Wairakei on State Highway 1. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of many pits" for Ōruanui. Oruanui is situated 6 km northwest of Dry Gully.
Dry Gully
- Type: Gorge with an elevation of 495 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.62823° or 38° 37′ 42″ southLongitude
176.06021° or 176° 3′ 37″ eastElevation
495 metres (1,624 feet)Open location code
4VHR93C6+P3GeoNames ID
6236372
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