Lake Dunstan

Lake Dunstan is a man-made lake and reservoir in the Otago Region of the of New Zealand. The lake was formed on the as a result of the construction of the , filling in four controlled stages beginning in April 1992 and completed the next year.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cromwell and Lowburn.

, originally known as "The Junction", is a town in central , . It sits right at the confluence of the Clutha and Kawarau Rivers, on the .

Hamlet
is a small settlement in , in the of New Zealand. It is located close to the shores of the man-made Lake Dunstan, which was formed by the building of the .

Village
is a small town in the of region of New Zealand's . It is located between Lake Dunstan on its east and State Highway 6 on its west. is 9 km southwest and is 45 km north by road. is situated 6 km north of Lake Dunstan.

Lake Dunstan

Latitude
-45.0238° or 45° 1′ 26″ south
Longitude
169.21761° or 169° 13′ 3″ east
Elevation
196 metres (643 feet)
Open location code
4V6FX6G9+F2
Geo­Names ID
6251796
Wiki­data ID
Q1303872
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Lake Dunstan” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Lake Dunstan
  • French: Lake Dunstan
  • German: Lake Dunstan
  • Italian: lago Dunstan
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Lake Dunstan
  • Russian: Данстан
  • Swahili: Ziwa Dunstan
  • Welsh: Llyn Dunstan

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