Waitākere Reservoir

Waitākere Reservoir is a reservoir on the Waitakere River in the Waitākere Ranges, west of Auckland in New Zealand. Waitākere Dam was completed in 1910 and is a concrete gravity dam with a slight curvature.. It has a lake area of 25.1 hectares and a capacity of 1.76 million cubic metres.[1]

Waitākere Reservoir
Waitākere Dam from above
Waitākere Reservoir
LocationWaitakere, North Island
Coordinates36°54′08″S 174°31′31″E
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesNew Zealand
Surface area25.1 ha (0.097 sq mi)
Water volume1,760,000 m3 (0.00042 cu mi)
Waitākere Dam from below

The dam is accessible from the Montana Heritage Trail, a bush hike in the region.

References

  1. Waitākere Dam, Watercare, New Zealand.
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