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Cobb Power Station in Tasman District

Cobb Power Station in Tasman District is a generator (Trustpower, hydroelectric). Cobb Power Station is near Cobb Dam Road. Ⓦ.

Building Type
building
Operator
Trustpower
Legend

Image

Cobb Power Station
Cobb Power Station, with the penstock visible behind it – Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain – Wikimedia Commons

Attraction

  • Upper Takaka Shoe Fence – approx. 10,0 km.
  • Old dam remains – approx. 12,9 km.
  • Riuwaka Resurgence (limited wheelchair access) – approx. 15,3 km.
  • Ngārua Caves – approx. 16,2 km.

Shelter

  • Gridiron Rock Shelters (weather_shelter) – approx. 9,7 km.
  • Growler Rock Shelter (weather_shelter) – approx. 10,2 km.

Caravan site

  • Overnight Parking for SC-vehicles (wheelchair accessible) – approx. 16,4 km.

Tourist information offices

  • Old Takaka Track – approx. 2,6 km.
  • Peat Flat Track – approx. 7,3 km.
  • Asbestos Hut Track – approx. 7,8 km.
  • Old Takaka Track – approx. 9,6 km.
  • Waingora Track – approx. 10,4 km.
  • Dry Rock Shelter Track – approx. 11,9 km.
  • Flora Hut Track – approx. 12,4 km.
  • Gordon's Pyramid Track – approx. 12,7 km.
  • Gordon's Pyramid Track – approx. 13,8 km.

Campsite

  • Cobb River Campsite – approx. 7,6 km.
  • Cobb River Campsite. Camp beside the Cobb River, which offers good swimming and fishing. – approx. 10,8 km.
  • W F Moss Scenic Reserve Picnic Area – approx. 16,6 km.
  • WF Moss Scenic Reserve. Freedom camping for self-contained vehicles only – approx. 16,6 km.

Viewpoint

  • Hardwood Lookout – approx. 11,7 km.
  • Bobs Lookout – approx. 14,2 km.
  • Hawkes Lookout – approx. 16,0 km.

Public toilet

  • Cobb Dam Information Point – approx. 3,9 km.

Parking

  • Flora Carpark – approx. 11,6 km.

Roads nearby

Cobb Dam Road
Apple Tree Flat, Cobb Dam Information Point, Cobb Hostel
2,2 km
Old Takaka Track
Old Takaka Track, Asbestos Hut Track, Lower Junction, Upper Junction
3,4 km
4WD Track
Ohope Haven (locked), Moonsilver Forrest, (locked)
3,9 km
Cobb Ridge to Bullock Track
6,1 km
Track to Cobb Ridge (unmaintained)
6,2 km
Kill Devil Track
6,6 km
swingbridge
7,5 km
Cobb Valley Road
Cobb River Campsite
7,5 km
Waitui Road
7,9 km
BULLOCK TRACK
8,4 km

Body of waters nearby

Surge Chamber
1,6 km
Cobb Reservoir
4,3 km

Dams nearby

Cobb Dam
4,1 km

Rivers nearby

Cobb River
2,7 km
Tākaka River
5,7 km
Waingaro River
6,8 km

Streams nearby

Sams Creek South Branch
4,2 km
Sams Creek
5,3 km
Sams Creek Middle Branch
5,7 km
Waitui Stream
5,8 km
Camp Creek
6,1 km
Sams Creek North Branch
6,9 km
Bullock Creek
7,4 km
Graham River North Branch
8,7 km
Lindsay Creek
8,7 km

Valleies nearby

Peat Valley
8,3 km

Wilderness huts nearby

Riordans Hut
4,7 km
Asbestos Cottage
5,8 km
Waingaro Forks Hut
6,6 km
Sylvester Hut
7,7 km
Tin Shelter Hut
8,3 km
Inception 1944
Commissioned by Government of New Zealand
Owner Manawa Energy, TransAlta Corporation, Government of New Zealand
Located in Tasman District
Country New Zealand
Power output 32
Website https://www.manawaenergy.co.nz/cobb-power-station