Arapuni Dam

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Arapuni Dam is a major hydroelectric power station and concrete arch dam on New Zealand’s North Island, contributing significantly to the country’s renewable electricity generation.

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Arapuni Dam canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete arch dam ⓘ
hydroelectric power station ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1924 ⓘ
contributesTo renewable electricity generation in New Zealand ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
damType concrete arch dam ⓘ
energySource hydropower ⓘ
gridConnection New Zealand national grid ⓘ
hasAssociatedStructure Arapuni suspension bridge ⓘ
hasPowerStation Arapuni Power Station ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
isMajorStationIn Waikato hydro system ⓘ
locatedIn North Island ⓘ
locatedInDistrict South Waikato District ⓘ
locatedInIsland North Island of New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: North Island
locatedNear Arapuni ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Waikato River ⓘ
notableFor early large-scale hydroelectric development in New Zealand ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 8 ⓘ
openingDate 1929 ⓘ
operatedBy Mercury NZ Limited ⓘ
ownedBy Mercury NZ Limited ⓘ
partOf Waikato River hydroelectric scheme ⓘ
plantType run-of-river hydroelectric plant ⓘ
primaryFunction electricity generation ⓘ
purpose power generation ⓘ
region Waikato ⓘ
reservoirName Lake Arapuni ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
turbineType Francis turbine ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Waikato River → hasHydroelectricDam → Arapuni Dam ⓘ
Karapiro Dam → locatedUpstreamOf → Arapuni Dam ⓘ
Waikato hydro scheme → hasDam → Arapuni Dam ⓘ