Lake Benmore

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lake_name = Lake Benmore
image_lake = Lake_Benmore.jpg
caption_lake = Looking south
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location = Mackenzie, Waimate, and Waitaki Districts, Canterbury Region, South Island
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type = reservoir
inflow = Ohau, Pukaki, Tekapo
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basin_countries = New Zealand
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area = 75 km²
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max-depth = 120 m
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elevation = 361 m
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Lake Benmore is a lake located in the South Island of New Zealand. It was artificially created in the 1960s by construction of Benmore Dam. The lake covers an area of approximately 75 km². Parts of it lie in the Mackenzie, Waimate, and Waitaki districts within the southern portion of the Canterbury Region.

The major rivers with which it is fed are the Ohau, Pukaki and the Tekapo Rivers. Immediately downstream is Lake Aviemore.

The lake has New Zealand's largest earth dam as part of the Waitaki hydroelectricity power scheme.

External links

* [http://www.davidwallphoto.com/searchresults.asp?tx=Lake+benmore&ts=&c=&g=&Lids=&Gids=&p=1&n=12526&phrase=exact Pictures of Lake Benmore]
* [http://www.waitaki.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/5DD2BC27-EC9C-4E9C-A07D-22EE6F38C991/38699/COUNCILBOUNDARYMAP.jpgMap of Waitaki District showing Lake Benmore bordering the Mackenzie and Waimate Districts]