Clyde Dam

ArchNew Zealand

CountryNew Zealand

Height102 m

Year1992

TypeArch

RiverClutha

About Clyde Dam

New Zealands third largest hydroelectric dam. 102 m tall. 464 MW capacity. Built on a fault line - the only dam in the world designed to move during earthquakes. Controversial for flooding the Cromwell Gorge.

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