Dams on the Clutha River

  • Investigations begin potential damming

  • Construction Roxburgh dam begins

  • Lake Hawea control dam complete

  • Huge investigations into building more dams

  • Reports environmental effects of damming, protesting begins.

  • Site selected Clyde Dam

  • Bulldozes start groundwork before Water Right granted

  • Water Right granted for low dam, high dam was being built.

  • Building begins right side.

  • Government agrees construction high dam

  • Government tender building the dam

  • Tender accepted 102.6 million dollars

  • Fault line discovered redesigned slip joint

  • 1000 workers employed

  • Gorge stabilization completed

  • Complete reservoir flooding Cromwell Gorge

  • Officially opened

  • Electrocorp ownership split in two Contact Energy Clyde and Roxburgh dams

  • EME (Edison Mission Energy) Australia 51.2% share

  • Contact Energy release plans 5 dams clutha river

  • Contact Energy officially withdraws plans