Whakamaru Dam

dam in New Zealand
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Whakamaru Dam

Summary

Whakamaru Dam is a hydroelectric power station[1]. It draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (hydroelectric_power_station category, ranking #41 of 286).[2]

Key Facts

  • Whakamaru Dam is located in Waikato Region[3].
  • Whakamaru Dam is in the country of New Zealand[4].
  • Whakamaru Dam is on the body of water Waikato River[5].
  • Whakamaru Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station[6].
  • Whakamaru Dam's instance of is recorded as dam[7].
  • Whakamaru Dam is owned by Mercury Energy[8].
  • Whakamaru Dam is operated by Mercury Energy[9].
  • Whakamaru Dam's Commons category is recorded as Whakamaru Dam[10].
  • Whakamaru Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -38.419633333333, 'lon': 175.80821666667}[11].
  • Whakamaru Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Waikato River[12].
  • Whakamaru Dam's service entry is recorded as 1956[13].
  • Whakamaru Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+100'}[14].
  • Whakamaru Dam's annual energy output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2051195', 'amount': '+494'}[15].

Body

Geography

Whakamaru Dam is in the country of New Zealand[4]. It is located in Waikato Region[3]. It is on the body of water Waikato River[5].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include hydroelectric power station[6] and dam[7].

History and Context

Whakamaru Dam is owned by Mercury Energy[8].

Why It Matters

Whakamaru Dam draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (hydroelectric_power_station category, ranking #41 of 286).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . globalenergyobservatory.org. Retrieved . globalenergyobservatory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Sadads · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Located in the administrative territorial entity Waikato Region
    Operator Mercury Energy
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13333]]: Whakamaru_hydroelectric_plant, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264283|batch #264283]]"
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