PROPOSED TE NGAWAI GORGE DAM.— The illustration shows the dam which it is proposed to construct in the Te Ngawai river at the Gorge, to furnish water for the Downlands Water Supply Scheme. (1) Control gate. (2) Spillway. (3) Reinforced concrete pipes bolted to rock. (4) Intake control. (5) Radial gate and rubbish bywash. (6) Concrete arch dam. (7) Sand-trap gates.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20586, 27 November 1936, Page 5
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61PROPOSED TE NGAWAI GORGE DAM.—The illustration shows the dam which it is proposed to construct in the Te Ngawai river at the Gorge, to furnish water for the Downlands Water Supply Scheme. (1) Control gate. (2) Spillway. (3) Reinforced concrete pipes bolted to rock. (4) Intake control. (5) Radial gate and rubbish bywash. (6) Concrete arch dam. (7) Sand-trap gates. Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20586, 27 November 1936, Page 5
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