Roxburgh Dam

The Roxburgh Dam is the earliest of the large hydroelectric projects in the lower half of the of . It lies across the , some 160 kilometres from , some 9 kilometres to the north of the town of .
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  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 108 metres (354 feet)
  • …is operated by Contact Energy
  • Description: dam on the South Island of New Zealand

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roxburgh.

Village
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is a small New Zealand town of about 600 people in . is situated 7 km south of Roxburgh Dam.

Roxburgh Dam

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Latitude
-45.47601° or 45° 28′ 34″ south
Longitude
169.32245° or 169° 19′ 21″ east
Open location code
4V6FG8FC+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 102754741
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
6607265
Wiki­data ID
Q1246704

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Roxburgh Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Roxburgh Dam”
  • Dutch: “Roxburgh Dam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد روكسبورج”
  • French: “Roxburgh Dam”
  • German: “Roxburgh Dam”
  • Italian: “diga di Roxburgh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Roxburgh-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Roxburgh-demningen”
  • Persian: “سد راکسبورگ”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Roxburgh”
  • Uzbek: “Roksburg to’g’oni”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lake Roxburgh and Coal Creek Flat.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Roxburgh powerhouse and Power To The People.

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