Arapuni

Arapuni

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Arapuni is a rural town centre on the Waikato river in the South Waikato District of New Zealand. The population on census night 2006 was 2,145 usual residents, slightly down from 2,163 in 2001 and 2,211 in 1996. The town sits next to a hydroelectric dam at Lake Arapuni, one of six in the South Waikato District on the Waikato river. It has a spectacular suspended "swing bridge" below the dam freely open to public.

Arapuni Dam

The Arapuni Dam was first comissioned in 1929. It consists of eight turbines which give a total output of 196.66MW, the largest of the power stations on the Waikato river. The Arapuni hydro station is operated by Mighty River Power. [ [http://www.mightyriverpower.co.nz/Generation/AboutUs/HydroStations/Arapuni/Technical.aspx Arapuni] - Mighty River Power]


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