{{For|the statistical area|Manuherikia-Ida Valleys}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} [[File:View over Ida Valley.jpg|300px|thumb|View over Ida Valley in spring]]
The '''Ida Valley''' lies east of the [[Manuherikia River|Manuherikia Valley]] in [[:en:Central Otago|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.<ref>[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.</ref>
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].<ref> [http://www.poolburn.school.nz/] Poolburn School website. Accessed 2020-10-01. </ref>
The Ida Valley Omakau Road leads through much of the valley, starting at the locality Idaburn beside [[New Zealand State Highway 85|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 [[New Zealand State Highway 85|State Highway 85]].
==Tourism== [[File:Otago Central Rail Trail at Ida Valley.jpg|thumb|Otago Central Rail Trail at Ida Valley]] 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 [[:en:viaduct|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.<ref>[https://www.otagocentralrailtrail.co.nz/explore/trail-places/oturehua/] Otago Central Rail Trail - Oturehua. Accessed 2020-10-01.</ref>
==''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 (film)|The Power of the Dog]]'', which starred [[Benedict Cumberbatch]], [[Kirsten Dunst]], [[Jesse Plemons]], [[Kodi Smit-McPhee]] and [[Keith Carradine]].<ref>* {{IMDb title|qid=Q85323337}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
The movie was nominated for twelve [[Academy Awards]] in 2022 and [[Jane Campion]] was awarded the [[Academy Award for Best Director]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Climate==
{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |location = Ida Valley (Moa Creek), elevation {{convert|427|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1957–1984) | Jan record high C = 34.1 | Feb record high C = 33.5 | Mar record high C = 29.5 | Apr record high C = 25.5 | 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 = | Jan avg record high C = 29.7 | Feb avg record high C = 29.2 | Mar avg record high C = 26.1 | Apr avg record high C = 21.8 | May avg record high C = 17.5 | Jun avg record high C = 13.3 | Jul avg record high C = 12.2 | Aug avg record high C = 15.6 | Sep avg record high C = 18.6 | Oct avg record high C = 22.2 | Nov avg record high C = 24.6 | Dec avg record high C = 27.5 | year avg record high C = 30.8 | Jan high C = 22.2 | Feb high C = 22.4 | Mar high C = 19.6 | Apr high C = 15.8 | May high C = 10.5 | Jun high C = 6.7 | Jul high C = 6.4 | Aug high C = 9.8 | Sep high C = 13.4 | Oct high C = 16.0 | Nov high C = 18.2 | Dec high C = 20.9 | year high C = | Jan mean C = 14.7 | Feb mean C = 14.7 | Mar mean C = 12.3 | Apr mean C = 8.4 | May mean C = 3.9 | Jun mean C = 1.2 | Jul mean C = 1.1 | Aug mean C = 3.4 | Sep mean C = 6.2 | Oct mean C = 9.0 | Nov mean C = 11.2 | Dec mean C = 13.7 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 7.1 | Feb low C = 6.9 | Mar low C = 5.0 | Apr low C = 0.9 | May low C = -2.7 | Jun low C = -4.4 | Jul low C = -4.2 | Aug low C = -3.1 | Sep low C = -1.0 | Oct low C = 2.0 | Nov low C = 4.2 | Dec low C = 6.5 | year low C = | Jan avg record low C = -0.4 | Feb avg record low C = -1.0 | Mar avg record low C = -2.7 | Apr avg record low C = -6.0 | May avg record low C = -9.4 | Jun avg record low C = -9.6 | Jul avg record low C = -9.8 | Aug avg record low C = -8.1 | Sep avg record low C = -6.8 | Oct avg record low C = -4.9 | Nov avg record low C = -3.7 | Dec avg record low C = -1.2 | year avg record low C = -10.9 |Jan record low C = -3.0 |Feb record low C = -4.5 |Mar record low C = -5.8 |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 = |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 = |source 1 = Earth Sciences NZ (rainfall 1913–1984)<ref>{{cite web |url = https://data.niwa.co.nz/ |title = Datahub (Agent number: 5545) |publisher = Earth Sciences New Zealand |access-date = 9 Oct 2025}}</ref> }}
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