It takes up to 450 L (99 imp gal; 120 US gal)/second[4] through a fibreglass penstock,[5] 2.3 km (1.4 mi) up from,[4] and 300 m (980 ft) above,[6] the station, to drive a 1 mW (1.3×10−6 hp) pelton wheel.

[4] Power is generated at 400 volts and transformed to feed into Electricity Ashburton's 11 kV network.

[6] Some water from the tailrace is used to irrigate 208 ha (510 acres),[7] with the remainder returned to the river.

[4] The power station and penstock have been landscaped[8] and are now barely visible.

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