Karāpiro Power Station

Karāpiro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station at in the of New Zealand. It is the last of the eight hydroelectric power stations on the .
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam near Cambridge, Waikato
  • Also known as: “Karāpiro Dam”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karapiro and French Pass.

Village
is a settlement and rural area in the and region of New Zealand's . It includes both the artificially created and the accompanying Karāpiro Power Station.

Locality
is a small settlement just east of in the Waikato Region of . The settlement is named after the road pass from Cambridge through to Whitehall. There was a road through the pass by 1887. is situated 4½ km north of Karāpiro Power Station.

Hamlet
is a rural community in , Waikato Region, New Zealand. It is located between Mountain and on the . is situated 6 km southeast of Karāpiro Power Station.

Karāpiro Power Station

Latitude
-37.92448° or 37° 55′ 28″ south
Longitude
175.53896° or 175° 32′ 20″ east
Inception
April 1947
Height
58 metres (190 feet)
Operator
Mercury Energy
Open location code
4VJQ3GGQ+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 804241026
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q6368582
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Satellite Map

Discover Karāpiro Power Station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From German to Ukrainian—“Karāpiro Power Station” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Te Tiki-o-te-Ihingaarangi and Sir Don Rowlands Centre.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Karāpiro Substation and Fusion at Karapiro.

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