Hopua te Nihotetea Detention Dam Webcam

This webcam lets people check the operation of the Hopua te Nihotetea Detention Dam. 

The dam is designed to rapidly capture floodwater during heavy rain to lessen the severity of major flooding, then slowly release it back into the Raumanga Stream over several days.

How to view the images

Photos are taken once every 10 minutes and are recorded to be viewed in sequence as a time-lapse. Use the 'click to play' icon on the camera image below to see a time-lapse of the previous five images. The "waiting for new data" message displays until the next scheduled image is taken.

To view a longer time-lapse, double click (or double tap) the 'click to play' icon to display a slider bar and calendar icon. Tap or click the icon to select a previous image as a starting point for a more detailed time-lapse. If you're viewing the webcam regularly, remember to refresh the page from time-to-time.

Camera 1

The camera captures the inlet and upstream side of the dam.

Camera 2

This camera faces downstream of the dam.

Find out more about the Hopua te Nihotetea Detention Dam project

Watch a flyover of the competed dam

Timelapse videos

Two time lapse videos showing the making of the Detention Dam have been uploaded to our YouTube channel. Thanks to SnapitHD for putting these together for us.

WARNING! These videos may potentially affect people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

View the timelapse from Camera One on YouTube

View the timelapse from Camera Two on YouTube

Watch flyover footage of the completed dam

This video has been produced by Ian Macdonald.