SEDDONVILLE SAFE
NO FEAR OF FLOOD By Telegraph.—Press Association. Westport, July 29. The dams in the Mokihinui River are now reported to be safe, and it is stated that Seddonville is now not in danger of another flood. However, the Public Works Department has made arrangements to have the river watched, and any unusual feature of the flow investigated. „ The dams occur sixteen miles up the river in the vicinity of Forkes, and the water is banked up behind each dam. The water in the upper dam is twelve feet higher than in the lower dam. Owing to the fact that the water in the lower dam is covering a portion of the upper obstruction its real'extent cannot at present be ascertained. The structures are stable and consist of large blocks of limestone weighing between 25 and 30 tons. , x, The lower dam is one mile below tne top blockage and fills,the gorge for threequarters of a mile. This is also composed of huge blocks of limestone and timber mixed with pug. A slight erosion is taking place in the lower dam. and the lake level is gradually falling. In the opinion of the Department there is no fear of a flood in Seddonville from this source.
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 260, 30 July 1929, Page 3
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