Lower Nihotupu Reservoir

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lake_name = Lower Nihotupu Reservoir
image_lake = Lower Nihotopu Dam Overview.jpg
caption_lake = Looking south, the reservoir from the Waitakere Ranges Visitor Centre.
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location = Auckland, North Island
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type = Reservoir
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basin_countries = New Zealand
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area = 52.9 ha
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volume = convert|4600000|m3|abbr=on|lk=on
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The Lower Nihotupu Reservoir (or Lower Nihotupu Dam) is one of five reservoirs in the Waitakere Ranges that supply water to Auckland. Completed in 1948, the reservoir covers an area of 52.9 hectares and has a capacity of 4.6 million cubic metres. [ [http://www.watercare.co.nz/default,101.sm Waitakeres] (from the Water Care Services website. Accessed 2008-02-10.)] The reservoir is managed by Water Care Services Limited, a council owned company.

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