Cobb Power Station
Location
Takaka and Cobb Rivers
Tasman
Commissioned
1944
Max Capacity
36 MW
Annual Output
192 GWh
Lake Level
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Cobb River Hydro-electric Power Station sits in mountainous country at the junction of the Takaka and Cobb Rivers in the Kahurangi National Park. The stored water is at 794 metres in altitude, almost 600 vertical metres above the power station. This ‘head’ is the greatest of any New Zealand power station enabling 36 MW of power to be generated by relatively little water.