Roxburgh Dam

The Roxburgh Dam is the earliest of the large hydroelectric projects in the lower half of the South Island of New Zealand. It lies across the Clutha River / Mata-Au, some 160 kilometres from Dunedin, some 9 kilometres to the north of the town of Roxburgh. The settlement of Lake Roxburgh Village is close to the western edge of the dam.
  • Location: Central Otago, New Zealand
  • Construction began: 1949
  • Opening date: 3 November 1956
  • Construction cost: NZ£24,102,800
  • Owner(s): Contact Energy
  • Type of dam: Concrete gravity dam
  • Impounds: Clutha River / Mata-Au
Data from: en.wikipedia.org