Whakamaru Dam
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Whakamaru Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the fourth hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River.
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Whakamaru Power Station | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Location | Lake Whakamaru |
Coordinates | 38°25′11″S 175°48′30″E |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1949 |
Owner(s) | Mercury Energy |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Waikato River |
Turbines | 4 |
Installed capacity | 124 MW |
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Lake Whakamaru is one of the larger hydro reservoirs on the Waikato river. The power station is owned and operated by Mercury Energy.[1] The adjacent Whakamaru switching station is operated by Transpower and is one of eight reference nodes on the New Zealand national grid.[2]