Experience a trip of a lifetime and explore one of New Zealand's most spectacular dams with an incredible tour inside the tunnels, the power station area & around the Clyde Dam. Suitable for all ages and bookings essential..
Clyde Dam Tours
An amazing 2 hour fully guided tour of the Clyde Dam, built on the Clutha River, is the largest concrete gravity dam and the third biggest hydroelectric dam in New Zealand consisting of one million cubic metres of concrete. It's total height is 100 metres, with a width at base of 70 metres, width at crest 10 metres and length at crest 490 metres.
The station began generating power in May 1992 and produces a maximum generation capacity of 432 MW. The Dam is owned and operated by Contact.
Controversy surrounded the building of the dam, saw a number of orchards and houses removed from the Cromwell Gorge to allow the flooding of the river valley. The lake formed by the dam, Lake Dunstan, is 26.4 square kilometres in size or 430,000,000 m3 of water.
Its recreational uses include water-skiing, boating, canoeing, jet boating, boat cruises and eco-tours of the abundant fish and bird life.
Price From
$125.00 per person
Facilities
Personal Guide
Open
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Spring Bookings essential
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Summer Bookings essential
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Autumn Bookings essential
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Winter Bookings essential
Contact
Hosts
Kim Johnstone
Location
Clyde-
18 Sunderland Street, Clyde, 9330, Central OtagoDirections