Clutha river

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  • 1945

    Investigations begin about potentall damminy the river
  • 1948

    Construction/building of Roxburgh dam
  • 1959

  • 1963

    Huge investirgation on building clyde dam
  • 1971

    Reports on enviromental effects of damming the river
  • 1976

    Site selected for building clyde dam
  • 1977

    starts ground work for the dam before water right has been granted
  • 1977

    water right granted for a low dam
  • 1979

    building begins on right side of dam
  • 1981

    goverment agrees on high dam
  • 1982

    tender accepted dam cost of 102.million dollars
  • 1982

    The fault line is discoverd dam is redesigned to cope.
  • 1987

    Work on dam more than 100 workers employed
  • 1990

    Gorge stabilization work is completed This is another extra cost
  • 1994

    The dam is completed it is officialy opened
  • 1996

    Ownbership of the dam is slit into two state owned assets
  • 2004

    EME from aus get 51.2% of contact enegry share holds
  • 2009

    Contact plans for 5 more dam