Karapiro Dam

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Karapiro Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in New Zealand that forms Lake Karapiro and plays a key role in power generation and water management on the Waikato River.

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Karapiro Dam canonical 5

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
associatedWith Lake Karapiro rowing regatta course ⓘ
basinCountry New Zealand ⓘ
commissioned 1947 ⓘ
connectsToGrid New Zealand national grid ⓘ
constructionBegan 1940 ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
createsLakeUsedFor canoe sprint ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
rowing ⓘ
environmentalImpact modifies Waikato River flow regime ⓘ
formsReservoir Lake Karapiro ⓘ
hasCatchment Waikato River catchment ⓘ
hasPowerPlant Karapiro Power Station ⓘ
hasReservoir Lake Karapiro ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
historicalContext built during World War II era ⓘ
infrastructureType hydroelectric infrastructure ⓘ
locatedDownstreamOf Horahora Dam site ⓘ
locatedInCountrySubdivision Waipa District ⓘ
linked to: Waipā District
locatedInRegion Waikato ⓘ
locatedNear Cambridge, New Zealand ⓘ
locatedOnIsland North Island ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Waikato River ⓘ
locatedUpstreamOf Arapuni Dam ⓘ
manages Waikato River flows ⓘ
near State Highway 1 (New Zealand) ⓘ
nearbyCity Hamilton, New Zealand ⓘ
nearbySettlement Karapiro ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 3 ⓘ
oneOf eight hydroelectric power stations on the Waikato River ⓘ
opened 1947 ⓘ
operator Mercury NZ Limited ⓘ
ownedBy Mercury NZ Limited ⓘ
partOf New Zealand electricity system ⓘ
Waikato hydro power scheme ⓘ
primaryEnergySource hydropower ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
flow regulation ⓘ
power generation ⓘ
water management ⓘ
regionHydropowerImportance major component of North Island electricity supply ⓘ
riverSystem Waikato River system ⓘ
linked to: Waikato River
status operational ⓘ
turbineType Francis turbine ⓘ
usedFor base-load electricity generation ⓘ
peak electricity generation ⓘ
watercourse Waikato River ⓘ
waterManagementRole supports downstream water supply and uses ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Waikato River → hasHydroelectricDam → Karapiro Dam ⓘ
Cambridge, New Zealand → hasNearbyFeature → Karapiro Dam ⓘ
subject linked to: Cambridge
Waikato hydro scheme → hasDam → Karapiro Dam ⓘ
Lake Karapiro → createdBy → Karapiro Dam ⓘ
Lake Karapiro → hasNearbyLandmark → Karapiro Dam ⓘ