Arapuni Dam
Arapuni Dam is a dam in South Waikato District, Waikato. Arapuni Dam is situated nearby to Head Race Bridge.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam on the Waikato River in Arapuni, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Arapuni Hydro Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arapuni Suspension Bridge and Arapuni Power Station.
Arapuni Suspension Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Arapuni Suspension Bridge is located just downstream from the Arapuni Power Station on the Waikato River in the South Waikato District of New Zealand. Arapuni Suspension Bridge is situated 1¼ km north of Arapuni Dam.
Arapuni Power Station
Industrial building
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arapuni Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Mercury Energy, and is the seventh and penultimate hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River. Arapuni Power Station is situated 1¼ km north of Arapuni Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arapuni and Pukeatua.
Arapuni
Village
Arapuni is a rural town centre on the Waikato river in the South Waikato District of New Zealand. The town sits next to the Arapuni Dam, a hydroelectric dam at Lake Arapuni commissioned in 1929.
Pukeatua
Hamlet
Pukeatua is a rural farming community in Waipā District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is situated at the south-western foot of the Pukeatua hill, of the Maungatautari mountain range. Pukeatua is situated 7 km west of Arapuni Dam.
Waotu
Hamlet
Waotu or Te Waotu is a rural community in the South Waikato District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The area includes a landscape of rolling dairy farms on the site of a former ancient forest. Waotu is situated 8 km southeast of Arapuni Dam.
Arapuni Dam
Latitude
-38.08214° or 38° 4′ 56″ southLongitude
175.63917° or 175° 38′ 21″ eastInception
1929Operator
Mercury EnergyOpen location code
4VHQWJ9Q+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 54843547OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q76860196
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