Basin countries New Zealand Max. depth 120 m (390 ft) Surface elevation 361 m | Surface area 75 km (29 sq mi) Area 75 km² Lake type Reservoir | |
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Location Mackenzie, Waimate, and Waitaki Districts, Canterbury Region, South Island Primary inflows Inflow source Ohau River, Pukaki River, Ahuriri River, Tekapo River | ||
Lake benmore
Lake Benmore is a lake located in the South Island of New Zealand. It was artificially created in the 1960s by construction of Benmore Dam. The lake covers an area of approximately 75 km². Parts of it lie in the Mackenzie, Waimate, and Waitaki districts within the southern portion of the Canterbury Region.
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Map of Lake Benmore, New Zealand
The major rivers with which it is fed are the Ohau, Pukaki, Tekapo and Ahuriri Rivers. Immediately downstream is Lake Aviemore. The lake has New Zealand's largest earth dam as part of the Waitaki hydroelectricity power scheme.
After the lake was created the incidence of seismic shocks increased by a factor of three to six times.
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Lake Benmore Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA