SPILLWAYS AT ROXBURGH HYDRO-ELECTRIC WORKS.—The spillway gates at Roxburgh hydro-electric works have had to be opened to 16 feet because of flooding in the Clutha river. This photograph shows the water, travelling at 70 miles an hour, hitting the gates and sending showers of spray 60 feet into the air.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28481, 10 January 1958, Page 12
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50SPILLWAYS AT ROXBURGH HYDRO-ELECTRIC WORKS.—The spillway gates at Roxburgh hydro-electric works have had to be opened to 16 feet because of flooding in the Clutha river. This photograph shows the water, travelling at 70 miles an hour, hitting the gates and sending showers of spray 60 feet into the air. Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28481, 10 January 1958, Page 12
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