Benmore Dam

Summary

Benmore Dam is an embankment dam^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of embankment_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Benmore Dam is located in Waitaki District^[3].
• Benmore Dam is located in Mackenzie District^[4].
• Benmore Dam is located in Waimate District^[5].
• Benmore Dam is located in Canterbury Region^[6].
• Benmore Dam is in the country of New Zealand^[7].
• Benmore Dam is on the body of water Lake Aviemore^[8].
• Benmore Dam is on the body of water Lake Pukaki^[9].
• Benmore Dam's image is recorded as Benmore Power Stn NZ.jpg^[10].
• Benmore Dam's instance of is recorded as embankment dam^[11].
• Benmore Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station^[12].
• Benmore Dam's owned by is recorded as Meridian Energy^[13].
• Benmore Dam's operator is recorded as Meridian Energy^[14].
• Benmore Dam's Commons category is recorded as Benmore Dam^[15].
• Benmore Dam's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20026970^[16].
• +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Benmore Dam^[17].
• Benmore Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -44.563430555556, 'lon': 170.19373333333}^[18].
• Benmore Dam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01c6r1^[19].
• Benmore Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Waitaki River^[20].
• Benmore Dam's service entry is recorded as +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Benmore Dam's official website is recorded as https://www.meridianenergy.co.nz^[22].
• Benmore Dam's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6209573^[23].
• Benmore Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+823'}^[24].
• Benmore Dam's Crunchbase organization ID is recorded as meridian-energy-lt^[25].
• Benmore Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+540'}^[26].
• Benmore Dam's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bwcj71z9^[27].

Body

Geography

Benmore Dam is in the country of New Zealand^[7]. Located in include Waitaki District^[3], a district of New Zealand^[28], in New Zealand^[29], founded in 1989^[30]; Mackenzie District^[4], a district of New Zealand^[31], in New Zealand^[32]; Waimate District^[5], a district of New Zealand^[33], in New Zealand^[34]; and Canterbury Region^[6], a region of New Zealand^[35], in New Zealand^[36]. Adjacent water bodies include Lake Aviemore^[8], a reservoir^[37], in New Zealand^[38] and Lake Pukaki^[9], a lake^[39], in New Zealand^[40].

Physical Characteristics

Benmore Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+823'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include embankment dam^[11] and hydroelectric power station^[12].

History and Context

+1965-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Benmore Dam^[17]. Its owned by is recorded as Meridian Energy^[13].

Why It Matters

Benmore Dam ranks in the top 10% of embankment_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41]