The spectacular Poolburn Dam in Central Otago was well worth a day visit. Quite a drive over a rugged road but keep going for the great views.
A rather extraordinary location to find a dam - in the middle of the Central Otago highland outback.
The Poolburn Reservoir, which features in The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers, is an artificially dammed lake and nestles amongst the barren landscape of Central Otago's Raggedy Range. Built in the Great Depression, the dam project was pushed through in order to boost employment, but also to irrigate the farms in the nearby Ida Valley.
This video was filmed in the summer of 2019. Great place to visit ion you have the time and preferably a 4 wheel drive. We drove in via the Ida Valley Rd and out to the Maniototo valley via a rough road only open in summer.
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