Lake Waitaki

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lake_name = Lake Waitaki
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location = Waimate and Waitaki Districts, Canterbury Region, South Island
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Lake Waitaki is the smallest, oldest and furthest downstream of the three man-made lakes of the Waitaki hydroelectric project in New Zealand's South Island. It lies below lakes Aviemore and Benmore on the Waitaki River, close to the town of Kurow. It is part of the traditional boundary of the Canterbury and Otago regions (although the official border has been moved southward to include the entire lake, as well as the entire northwest portion of Waitaki District within the Canterbury Region. [http://www.waitaki.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/5DD2BC27-EC9C-4E9C-A07D-22EE6F38C991/38699/COUNCILBOUNDARYMAP.jpg]

The lake is created by Waitaki Dam, a 36m high spill weir dam built between 1928 and 1934. The Waitaki power station has an installed capacity of 105MW.