Lake Roxburgh facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lake Roxburgh
Lake Roxburgh Location in Otago peninsula
Location	Central Otago District, Otago Region, South Island
Coordinates	45°28′16″S 169°19′41″E / 45.471°S 169.328°E / -45.471; 169.328
Type	Artificial lake
Primary inflows	Clutha River
Primary outflows	Clutha River
Basin countries	New Zealand
Surface area	6 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Surface elevation	132 m (433 ft)

Lake Roxburgh is an artificial lake, created by the Roxburgh Dam, the earliest of the large hydroelectric projects in the southern South Island of New Zealand. It lies on the Clutha River, some 160 km (99 mi) from Dunedin. It covers an area of some 6 km² (2.3 sq mi), and extends for nearly 30 km (19 mi) towards the town of Alexandra. The town of Roxburgh lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the Dam.