The Cobb Power Station is a

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facility on the Cobb River, northwest of

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. Since 2003, it has been owned and operated by Trustpower. Annual generation is approximately . It is fed by the Cobb Reservoir and has a head of , the highest of any power station in New Zealand. From the reservoir, a long tunnel leads through the Cobb Range to the penstocks. The water flow is channelled via two long penstocks and the height difference between the intake and the power station results in a high pressure water flow of 7.25 m³/s to feed the six Pelton turbines. Cobb Power Station can be reached from Upper Tākaka via a sealed but winding and narrow road along Tākaka River. The power station building is situated at the edge of Kahurangi National Park, with the reservoir located entirely within the national park, another further up an unsealed steep and winding road.

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