Ida Valley
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The Ida Valley lies east of the Manuherikia Valley in Central Otago, New Zealand. At an altitude of around {{convert|500|m|abbr=on}}, the 40 km long flat and wide valley is a relatively dry region with cold winters and hot summers, much like the rest of Central Otago. Most agricultural production in the Ida Valley is lamb, including merino, and stud cattle.[http://www.idavalley.co.nz/produce/livestock/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117221426/http://www.idavalley.co.nz/produce/livestock/ |date=17 January 2019 }} Ida Valley - Livestock. Ida Valley website. Accessed 2014-02-17.
The valley is named after the [https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/2168 Idaburn]. Idaburn flows from Mount Ida in the Ida Range, through the northern section of the Ida Valley, breaks through Raggedy Ridge through the Poolburn Gorge and into Manuherikia River. The Idaburn is joined by the Pool Burn (which drains the valley's southern section) shortly before entering the Poolburn Gorge.
The largest settlement in the sparsely populated Ida Valley is Oturehua, a small village at the northern end. Other localities include "Moa Creek", "Poolburn", "Ida Valley" and "Idaburn" which are groups of a few houses and farms rather than villages. Poolburn is the location of the [http://www.poolburn.school.nz/ local full primary school].
[http://www.poolburn.school.nz/] Poolburn School website. Accessed 2020-10-01.
The Ida Valley Omakau Road leads through much of the valley, starting at the locality Idaburn beside State Highway 85 at the northern end, through Oturehua, the Ida Valley locality towards the centre, the Poolburn locality at the southern end and on to Omakau in the Manuherikia Valley, also on State Highway 85.
Tourism
File:Otago Central Rail Trail at Ida Valley.jpg
The valley has a rich gold mining heritage, with remnants of mines and workings on display in and around Oturehua.
The Otago Central Rail Trail leads through much of the Ida Valley from Idaburn through to the Poolburn Gorge, a scenic section of this cycle trail encompassing two viaducts as well as two tunnels. Local operators provide bike hire and coach transport for day trips of varying length between Oturehua and Omakau. Oturehua also provides accommodation options for multi-day bike trips on the rail trail.[https://www.otagocentralrailtrail.co.nz/explore/trail-places/oturehua/] Otago Central Rail Trail - Oturehua. Accessed 2020-10-01.
The Power Of The Dog
Braeside, a 5500 hectare sheep and cattle farm in the Ida Valley, owned by brothers Al and Graeme McKnight and Philippa Pope, was used for the filming of the movie The Power of the Dog, which starred Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Keith Carradine.* {{IMDb title|qid=Q85323337}}
Director Jane Campion chose the venue as the sparsely populated, grassy plains and rocky mountains of Central Otago matched Montana, where the movie was set. Pre-production preparation included construction of a Western-style barn, homestead, cattle corral, cowboy quarters and saloon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/126859548/when-the-movie-stars-came-to-town-a-central-otago-familys-farm-was-transformed-for-jane-campions-the-power-of-the-dog|title=When the movie stars came to town: A Central Otago family's farm was transformed for Jane Campion's the Power of the Dog|date=6 November 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/extra-extra-otago-animals-hit-big-screen|title = Extra! Extra! - Otago animals hit the big screen|date = 13 November 2021}}
The movie was nominated for twelve Academy Awards in 2022 and Jane Campion was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director,{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/461187/the-power-of-the-dog-designer-ida-valley-locals-must-be-thrilled-with-oscar-nomination|title='The Power of the Dog' designer: Ida Valley locals 'must be thrilled' with Oscar nomination|website=Radio New Zealand|date=9 February 2022}}
Climate
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|location = Ida Valley (Moa Creek) (1957–1984)
| Jan record high C = 34.1
| Feb record high C = 33.5
| Mar record high C = 29.5
| Apr record high C = 25.0
| May record high C = 19.8
| Jun record high C = 16.9
| Jul record high C = 15.3
| Aug record high C = 18.2
| Sep record high C = 22.0
| Oct record high C = 24.7
| Nov record high C = 29.0
| Dec record high C = 31.3
| year record high C = 34.1
| Jan high C = 22.2
| Feb high C = 22.3
| Mar high C = 19.8
| Apr high C = 15.8
| May high C = 10.9
| Jun high C = 7.1
| Jul high C = 6.4
| Aug high C = 9.9
| Sep high C = 13.2
| Oct high C = 16.0
| Nov high C = 18.0
| Dec high C = 20.9
| year high C =
| Jan mean C = 14.8
| Feb mean C = 14.5
| Mar mean C = 12.4
| Apr mean C = 8.5
| May mean C = 4.3
| Jun mean C = 1.4
| Jul mean C = 0.9
| Aug mean C = 3.5
| Sep mean C = 6.2
| Oct mean C = 8.9
| Nov mean C = 11.0
| Dec mean C = 13.7
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 7.2
| Feb low C = 6.8
| Mar low C = 5.0
| Apr low C = 1.1
| May low C = -2.2
| Jun low C = -4.3
| Jul low C = -4.5
| Aug low C = -2.8
| Sep low C = -0.8
| Oct low C = 1.8
| Nov low C = 3.8
| Dec low C = 6.4
| year low C =
|Jan record low C = -3.0
|Feb record low C = -4.5
|Mar record low C = -5.5
|Apr record low C = -8.6
|May record low C = -12.3
|Jun record low C = -12.4
|Jul record low C = -16.8
|Aug record low C = -10.9
|Sep record low C = -10.6
|Oct record low C = -7.5
|Nov record low C = -7.5
|Dec record low C = -4.5
|year record low C = -16.8
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 49.0
|Feb rain mm = 37.0
|Mar rain mm = 41.5
|Apr rain mm = 34.8
|May rain mm = 30.7
|Jun rain mm = 25.0
|Jul rain mm = 20.0
|Aug rain mm = 20.3
|Sep rain mm = 25.0
|Oct rain mm = 36.8
|Nov rain mm = 36.5
|Dec rain mm = 44.4
|year rain mm = 400.2
|source = NIWA (rain 1913–1984){{cite web
|url = https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/
|title = CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent number: 5545)
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 17 Jul 2024}}
}}
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