One Mile Creek Power Station
Hydro-electric power station in New Zealand
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One Mile Creek Power Station is a former hydro-electric generating station in Queenstown, New Zealand. The power station was commissioned in 1924 to provide electric power for lighting in Queenstown. A re-inforced concrete arch dam was constructed in One Mile Creek to divert water into a penstock that supplied a pelton wheel turbine in a powerhouse constructed near to the shore of Lake Wakatipu. The station was officially opened on 18 September 1924[1] and operated until 1966 when it was decommissioned. The headworks of the scheme were subsequently used by the Queenstown Borough Council for water supply purposes.[2]
| One Mile Creek Power Station | |
|---|---|
Powerhouse | |
 Interactive map of One Mile Creek Power Station | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Location | Queenstown |
| Coordinates | 45°2′11″S 168°38′40″E |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Opening date | 18 September 1924 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Reinforced concrete arch |
| Height | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Hydraulic head | 150 m |
| Turbines | 1 x 60 kW |
A charitable trust was formed in 2002 to undertake restoration of the building and re-instatement of the generating equipment as a heritage project, and the work was completed in 2005.[2]
The One Mile Creek Walk generally follows the steep route of the penstocks from the powerhouse up to the dam.[3] The walk passes through beech forest that is the closest area of native forest to Queenstown.[4]
