Aviemore Dam
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The Aviemore Dam is a dam on the Waitaki River in New Zealand. The dam is a composite dam, with an embankment section, and a concrete section. Built in the 1960s (and completed in 1968)[1] it impounds Lake Aviemore.
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Aviemore Dam | |
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Official name | Aviemore Dam |
Location | Canterbury/Otago, New Zealand |
Construction began | 1962 |
Opening date | 1968 |
Operator(s) | Meridian Energy |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Waitaki River |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lake Aviemore |
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Aviemore Dam is owned and operated by Meridian Energy, and its primary purpose is to power a hydroelectric power plant.[2] It is a part of the Waitaki River Hydroelectric System, a scheme which supplies 30% of New Zealand's considerable amount of hydropower.[3]