🚧 Opuha Dam

New Zealand · Oceania · 44.00°S, 170.89°E

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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.

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Quick facts

CountryNew Zealand
Continent / regionOceania
Coordinates (approx.)44.00°S, 170.89°E · view on map

Opuha Dam is located in New Zealand, in Oceania.

More dams in New Zealand

Aviemore Dam · Birchville Dam · Clyde Dam · Karāpiro Power Station · Ōhakuri Dam · Roxburgh Dam · Waitaki Dam · Whakamaru Dam.

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