Benmore Power Station started building in 1958 but power was not generated, 540 Megawatts till 1965.
The Benmore Power Station has six 90 Megawatt turbines
Quick Facts about this walk
- Location: South Island NZ
- Distance: 0.00 kms
- Time needed: 1 Hour
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Wheelchair Access: No
- Route: Round Trip
- Elevation: 364m
- Wet Feet: No
- Toilets: Yes
- Dogs: No
- Mobile Coverage: Yes
- Last Updated: November, 2019
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Summary points about this walk
Points of interest along the walk
Point 1: Benmore Dam
Benmore dam is one of the largest in NZ. 28 million tonnes of rock was used to build the dam. Benmore Lake is 74km² and holds 1.5 times more water then Wellington Harbour. Hight of dam 110meters. With of base 448m. With of crest11m. Length of crest 832m Volume 12 million m³
