The Roxburgh Dam is the earliest of the large hydroelectric projects in the lower half of the South Island of NewZealand. It lies across the Clutha River
hydroelectric projects in the southern South Island of New Zealand. It lies on the CluthaRiver, some 160 km (99 mi) from Dunedin. It covers an area of some
district of the South Island of NewZealand. It is on the banks of the CluthaRiver (at the confluence of the Manuherikia River), on State Highway 8, 188 kilometres