Water in lakes builds up
Power stations on Lakes Tekapo and Pukaki will remain closed, probably until the end of the year, while the water levels in the lakes rise.
Water inflows into the South Island hydro lakes improved onlv slightly last week, and the spilling of excess water from Lake Manapouri ceased, according to the general manager of the Electricity Department (Mr P. W. Blakeley).
“The outlets of Lakes' Tekapo and Pukaki are being! kept closed to build un( storage as much as possible.' but a minimum draw-off from. Lake Hawea is being main-i tained to provide boundaries; for stock,” he said. ! The information officer of! the Ministry of Works and! Development at Twizel (Mr R. D. Ramsay) said that Lake Pukaki was beginning to fill and Lake Tekapo was about half full, and so generation should be possible late in December or early in January. Lake Pukaki was rising about 10cm a day. about scm less than was expected during the thaw.
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