Manapouri and lake manapouri new zealand travel guide. In 1997, the project owners, electricity corporation of new zealand ecnz, proposed an expansion of the hydropower station from its then output of 585 mw. Manapouri power station portobello, new zealand tour. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Koronae journeyed deep into the forest one day only to become stranded after a fall. Watching the bus driver turn the huge bus around at the end of the very tight tunnel was also fun to watch.
A ce, thermal electricity brochure is downloadable from ces web. The manapouri hydroelectric project the robbins company. Odt files a small energy trading firm has accused meridian energy of neglecting environmental obligations in a bid to keep wholesale electricity prices. Some of these systems are linked to activities of the global ocean observing system, sponsored by the intergovernmental. The countrys prosperity, he told the meeting, was balanced on too narrow a base. Manapouri underground power station tour real journeys.
Lake manapouri cruise and underground power station. Hydroelectric power an overview sciencedirect topics. Defying the harsh fiordland conditions, the power station machine hall and tailrace discharge tunnels were blasted out of solid granite rock deep beneath the fiordland mountains. Reproduced from a pdf photocopy of the brochure original file 7. Lake manapouri te anau, new zealand local business. Manapouri power station is an underground hydroelectric power station on the western arm of lake manapouri in fiordland national park, in the south island of new zealand. The town of manapouri is the departure point for all doubtful sound trips. The first generation plant where power left the building was established at bullendale in otago in 1885, to provide power for a twenty stamp battery at the phoenix mine. Located at the edge of the fiordland national park, on the eastern shore of lake manapouri, close to its outflow into the waiau river, tourist. Second manapouri tailrace tunnel we are generating energy. Nzfbi field day manapouri hydro power station united fire brigades association. Manapouri power station, on the western arm of lake manapouri in fiordland national park. Eel protection measures within the manapouri hydro. The plant used water from the nearby skippers creek, a tributary of the shotover river reefton on the west coast became the first.
These are ideal for day trips and easy 2 3 day hikes. Manapouri power station is an underground hydroelectric power station on the western arm of. Now that beyond manapouri is safely out into the world, some of you may have been wondering what my next book project is. A boat cruise of lake manapouri also enables you to get to some remote short walks on department of conservation tracks inaccessible by any other means. Stratford is located on the historical stratford power station site. The lake is new zealands second deepest lake measuring 444m deep. Check the current conditions for manapouri, southland, new zealand for the day ahead, with radar, hourly, and up to the minute forecasts. Pdf effects of freshwater input on shallow water infaunal. It can also give you access to a trip around manapouri power station, a fascinating tour of a hydroelectric underground power station. In 1955 the modern history of manapouri starts, when harry evans, a new zealand. Dont miss the wharf area as it is so beautiful and has stunning reflections of the mountains in the water. Image library constructing the manapouri power station.
This massive undertaking involved a hundreds strong international workforce. Get involved in one of our queenstown tours, book a doubtful sound tour or find out more about our stewart island tours. As we were in manapouri i wanted my children to have the same opportunity and so we took the manapouri power station tour, nzs biggest hep plant. Mows concept involved putting a control structure on the outlet to lake manapouri, building an underground power station at west arm through which the outflow of the lake would be diverted, and digging a tail race tunnel which would discharge the water from the power station into deep cove in doubtful sound martin, 1998. Second manapouri tailrace tunnel fletcher construction. Manapouri lakeview motor inn accommodation cafe bar. Pdf infaunal community structure is sensitive to both the range of salinity values. The power station, one of new zealands largest, has been carved out of solid rock below the lake and two tailrace tunnels take the water that passes through the power station to deep cove, 10 km away. Introduction to hydropower francesco carrasco download. At the manapouri lakeview motor inn we offer affordable accommodation in a unique, spectacular setting with a.
In a fluid with a free surface this decreased pressure is accommodated by a. Manapouri power station indepth story july 2012 meridian energy. Coastal ocean prediction is being published during a period when operational coastal ocean prediction systems are emerging in europe, asia, australia, and north america. An indepth articlebrochure on the manapouri area and the construction of the manapouri power station, released during the early part of the construction.
Manapouri power hydro station first commissioned in 1969, the manapouri power station is an impressive engineering feat. Manapouri power station the manapouri power station machine hall. A visit to the manapouri underground power station begins with a coach trip down the 2 kilometre 1. Manapouri underground power station new zealand youtube. Note that sand flies are a pest at the power station end of the lake maybe elsewhere, too, but i didnt notice them until we got to that end of the lake but dont.
Coastal ocean prediction coastal and estuarine studies. In new zealand electricity was first generated within factories for internal use. Lake manapouri south island 2020 all you need to know. A visit to the manapouri underground power station begins with a cruise across beautiful lake manapouri.
Manapouri township, the gateway to both doubtful sound and dusky sound, is a 20 minute drive from te anau, the hub of fiordland. Lake manapouri is the second deepest lake in new zealand and has a large hydro power station at the end of its west arm. Manapouri hydroelectric power station is located in new zealand. The total value of the assets acquired by meridian had a book value of. The time was ripe for exporting our rainfall in some other form than meat and wool. The power station is a unique engineering achievement, and worth a visit.
Free travel between deep cove, west arm and invercargill was provided for workers. Lake manapouri, especially the west arm and manapouri power station. All offering different attractions and scenery, these walks enable access to the rainforest, lake and alpine vistas for those with limited time or fitness. They have been tagged and you can click on a link to get a filtered list of images which you can then open into a gallery view. Over looking new zealands most beautiful lake manapouri is a 15km scenic drive from te anau.
Lake manapouri was a highlight of our sth island trip. The final design, construction and operation of the manapouri tiwai point electroindustrial complex, coming as it did at the end of some 65 years of government policy formulation, should have been a significant first step away from new zealands economic dependence upon the export of primary produce to the united kingdom. Lake manapouri is a lake in fiordland national park, with the small town of manapouri on its eastern shore see category. The township, with a permanent population of 400, is situated on the pristine shores of its namesake, lake manapouri, a popular destination during the summer months when visitors come to soak up the sunshine and calm waters. Today, manapouri underground power station is a tourist attraction. Manapouri power station is an underground hydroelectric power station on the. Technology transfer was applied from foreign groups. Download file pdf, 737kb, last modified february 26 2017. On march 5, 1959, charles turner, engineerinchief of the ministry of works, addressed the southland progress league in invercargill. At 850 mw installed capacity although limited to 800 mw due to resource consent limits, it is the largest hydroelectric power station in new zealand, and the second largest power station in new zealand. Includes pamphlets about electricity safety practices, the kawarau resource, lake manapouri power station, patea hydroelectric power scheme, waipori 1a sta. From pearl harbour, which is adjacent to manapouri township, you can organise a lake cruise or a tour of the west arm underground power station.
The construction of this power station was one of new zealands greatest engineering achievements, with the majority of the work completed underground in a remote location. History of benmore power station in new zealand meridian duration. Manapouri te anau development act 1963 no 23 as at 30. Eel protection measures within the manapouri hydroelectric power scheme, south island, new zealand article in hydrobiologia 6091.
Queenstown, doubtful sound and stewart island tours real. Wildbore, who emigrated to new zealand as a boy in 1874, and settled in the newlyopened pohangina valley, in the manawatu. Completed in 1971, manapouri power station is an underground power station on the west arm of lake manapouri in the south islands fiordland national park. Lake manapouri is 178m above sea level however due to glaciers, lake manapouri has been cut deep into the ground and the bottom of the lake now lies 267m below sea level. Lake manapouri is 440 metres deep in places and has 33 islands. Almost as difficult was the twelve miles of road building needed to link the top of the tunnel with its outlet at sea level. The township is the westernmost municipality in new zealand. The lake sits at 178m and has a vast catchment area, guzzling all the water that flows down the upper waiau river from lake te anau and unwittingly creating a massive hydroelectric generating capacity. Manapouri new zealand travel manapouri nz information. Located at the edge of the fiordland national park, on the eastern shore of lake manapouri, close to its outflow into the waiau river, tourist boat services are based in the town. With 850 megawatt mw installed capacity, it is new zealands largest hydroelectric power station.
Her sister moturua went looking for her and when she found koronae she realised that koronae could not be rescued. Describing new zealands biggest civil engineering project the manapouri power project of the 1960s. Manapouris giant underground hyrdo power project of the. The completion of the manapouri power station in 1972 was hailed as one of the greatest engineering feats this country had ever seen. Many years ago, as a child, i was lucky enough to go on a tour of a hydro electric power station. According to maori legend lake manapouri was created by the tears of two sisters, moturua and koronae, who were daughters of an old chief in the region. Several tracks start on the eastern shores of lake manapouri. Looking for peace and tranquillity overlooking new zealands most beautiful lake.
The fiordland national park, te anau, manapouri and the milford road have numerous short walks from 30 minutes to half or full day walking excursions. Manapouri power station indepth story july 2012 youtube. Even among new zealands bountiful supply of beautiful lakes, lake manapouri shines, its long, indented shoreline contorted into three distinct arms and clad with thick bush tangled with ferns. Over nearly 10 years, they built a huge underground power station beneath fjordlands ancient granite mountains and a large 7mile tailrace tunnel exhausting into the. Meridian energy accused of neglecting environment and. Fiordland national park travel guide at wikivoyage. The men drilled and blasted a sixmile tunnel and cathedralsized power hall in extreme conditions with the cost of the lives of sixteen workers. More than 40,000 people a year take the boat trip over lake manapouri to marvel at the power station, and are then bussed over wilmot pass for a refreshing cruise on the still waters of doubtful sound. Water discharged from the power station travels via two 10 km tunnels into a. Picnic lunch options must be preordered te anau coach connections depart real. Published by the american geophysical union as part of the coastal and estuarine studies, volume 56. The schematic below shows the areas i split the power station into.
Manapouri is a small town in southland fiordland, in the southwest corner of the south island, in new zealand. Here you will learn how the manapouri power station, located deep in the heart of the mountain, harnesses the energy of rushing water to generate electricity. Electrical development association of new zealand ref. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The lake has four arms, north, south, west and hope with the smaller indentations of shallow bay and calm bay. In this section, youll find out about our rich history, our mission and vision, and the key people in.
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