WELCOME RAIN
LAKE TAUPO LEVEL RISES (PA) WELLINGTON, July 25. Rain in the Taupo area yesterday resulted in a rise in the lake level, which at 1172 feet, is the highest it has been since the first week in June. The present level is the minimum control level, and the rise does not mean an improvement in the generating position or the supply of power. , ... i Explaining the minimum control level, the State Hydro-electric Department today said that it was the level above which the water must rise before storage could be achieved. Under that level, the generation of power depends on the flow of the river. Widespread rain during the past 48 hours was responsible for the rise in the lake level, which is continuing, states' a correspondent of a Wellington paper. Fiftyone points of rain were registered for 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19460726.2.21
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 26214, 26 July 1946, Page 3
Word Count
147WELCOME RAIN Otago Daily Times, Issue 26214, 26 July 1946, Page 3
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.