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Dawson Falls - Power Station Walk
- Location
- Dawson Falls sits at the top end of Manaia Road 14 km from Kaponga. The drive to the road end is through scenic native forest. Kaponga is an easy drive west of Stratford and Eltham.
- Description
Visit one of the oldest power generators in New Zealand. The generator is one of New Zealand's oldest still operating, and one of just a few of any great age in the country.
The Dawson Falls power station has provided heating and lighting more or less continuously since 1935 by way of a pelton wheel, which turns 300 revolutions per minute, giving an output of 27 kilowatts of electricity.
Follow the Manaia Road down from Dawson Falls Visitor’s Centre and turn left at the Power Station sign. You will be able to hear the Kāpuni Stream which drives the generator that provides electricity for the Dawson Falls Tourist Lodge.
- Duration
- 0.1 hours
- Level
- Easy
- Amenities
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- Historical
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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