🌊 Lake Roxburgh

New Zealand · Oceania · 132 m · 45.47°S, 169.33°E

Lake Roxburgh is an artificial lake, created by the Roxburgh Dam, the earliest of the large hydroelectric projects in the southern South Island of New Zealand. It lies on the Clutha River, some 160 km (99 mi) from Dunedin. It covers an area of some 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi), and extends for nearly 30 km (19 mi) towards the town of Alexandra. The town of Roxburgh lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the Dam.

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Quick facts

Country	New Zealand
Continent / region	Oceania
Surface elevation	132 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	45.47°S, 169.33°E · view on map

Lake Roxburgh sits at 132 m in New Zealand, in Oceania. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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