Waitākere Reservoir

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Waitākere Reservoir
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Waitākere Dam from above
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Waitākere Reservoir
Location Waitākere, Auckland, North Island
Coordinates 36°54′08″S174°31′31″E / 36.9023°S 174.5254°E / -36.9023; 174.5254 Coordinates: 36°54′08″S174°31′31″E / 36.9023°S 174.5254°E / -36.9023; 174.5254
Type Reservoir
Basin  countries New Zealand
Surface area25.1 ha (0.097 sq mi)
Water volume1,760,000 m3 (0.00042 cu mi)
Waitakere Dam from below WaitakereDam-from-below.jpg
Waitākere Dam from below

Waitākere Reservoir is a reservoir on the Waitakere River in the Waitākere Ranges, west of Auckland in New Zealand. Waitākere Dam was completed in 1910 and is a concrete gravity dam with a slight curvature. It has a lake area of 25.1 hectares and a capacity of 1.76 million cubic metres. [1] The dam is accessible from the Montana Heritage Trail, a bush hike in the region.[ citation needed ]

A decision to build a dam at the Waitākere Falls was first made in 1905, and the dam finished construction five years later. [2] The dam water is sent to the Waitakere Water Treatment Plant in Swanson. [3]

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References

  1. Waitākere Dam, Watercare, New Zealand.
  2. La Roche, John (2011). "Auckland's Water Supply". In La Roche, John (ed.). Evolving Auckland: The City's Engineering Heritage. Wily Publications. pp. 27–50. ISBN   9781927167038.
  3. Waitākere Ranges Local Board (October 2015). "Local Area Plan: Te Henga (Bethells Beach) and the Waitākere River Valley. Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area" (PDF). Auckland Council. ISBN   978-0-908320-17-2 . Retrieved 15 May 2022.