Opuha Dam
Dam in South Canterbury / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Opuha Dam is located on the Opuha River, a tributary of the Ōpihi River in South Canterbury, New Zealand. The dam is used for water storage for farming irrigation and provides 7.7 MW of electricity to New Zealand's national grid. The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of the endangered black-billed gull.[1]
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Opuha Dam | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Location | South Canterbury |
Purpose | Irrigation |
Opening date | 7 November 1998 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lake Ophua |
Turbines | 1 |
Dam collapsed during construction |
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