Left— Large concrete flood-gate from the reclaimed side. Wing-wall necessary to protect stopbank from eroding by large volume of water held back in main outlet drain by rising tide. Well-established buffalo grass binds and protects stopbank on reclaimed or dry side. Right Outside of same flood-gate with hinged wooden gate and strongly-constructed wing-walls. Note paving of bank with stones to protect outside of stopbank from erosion through tide lap.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 74, Issue 1, 15 January 1947, Page 52
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69Left— Large concrete flood-gate from the reclaimed side. Wing-wall necessary to protect stopbank from eroding by large volume of water held back in main outlet drain by rising tide. Well-established buffalo grass binds and protects stopbank on reclaimed or dry side. Right Outside of same flood-gate with hinged wooden gate and strongly-constructed wing-walls. Note paving of bank with stones to protect outside of stopbank from erosion through tide lap. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 74, Issue 1, 15 January 1947, Page 52
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