Piriaka Power Station
Piriaka Power Station is a power station in Auckland Region, North Island. Piriaka Power Station is situated nearby to Control Gate, as well as near the quarter Manunui.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Piriaka Power Station.
Piriaka Power Station
Electrical generator
The Piriaka power station is a hydroelectric power facility in Manawatū-Whanganui in New Zealand which draws water from behind a weir on the Whanganui River near Piriaka and diverts it through a canal and penstock to the Piriaka Power Station, which is located approximately 9 km southeast of the town of Taumarunui, via SH4.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piriaka and Manunui.
Piriaka
Hamlet
Piriaka is a small rural settlement beside the Whanganui River, about 10 kilometres southeast of Taumarunui on State Highway 4, in New Zealand's King Country.
Manunui
Quarter
Manunui is a small Whanganui River settlement, about 6 kilometres east of Taumarunui on State Highway 4, in New Zealand's King Country. It was once known as Waimarino, but John Burnand of the Ellis and Burnand sawmilling firm renamed it Manunui around 1905. Manunui is situated 2½ km northwest of Piriaka Power Station.
Kakahi
Hamlet
Piriaka Power Station
- Type: Power station
- Category: industry
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.91195° or 38° 54′ 43″ southLongitude
175.34285° or 175° 20′ 34″ eastInception
1924Operator
Manawa EnergyOpen location code
4VHQ38QV+64OpenStreetMap ID
way 986089016OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Control Gate and Piriaka Lookout.
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