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Investigations begin about whether the Clutha River could potentially be dammed.
Investigations begin about whether the Clutha River could potentially be dammed. -
Construction/building of the Roxburgh dam begins.
Construction/building of the Roxburgh dam begins. -
Lake Hawea control dam is complete and put into use. Lake Hawea rises by 20m.
Lake Hawea control dam is complete and put into use. Lake Hawea rises by 20m. -
A site is selected for building the Clyde Dam.
They chose a site to build the Clyde Dam. -
Building begins on the right side of the dam.
Building begins on the right side of the dam. -
The fault line is discovered and the dam is redesigned to cope. This is the ‘slip joint’ that is located halfway across the dam. This allows for 2m of sideways and 1m of vertical movement.
The fault line is discovered and the dam is redesigned to cope. This is the ‘slip joint’ that is located halfway across the dam. This allows for 2m of sideways and 1m of vertical movement. -
Work on the dam rises with over 1000 workers being employed on site.
Work on the dam rises with over 1000 workers being employed on site. -
The dam is offically opened
The dam is offically opened -
Contact Energy officially withdraws all plans for any more damming on the Clutha.
Contact Energy officially withdraws all plans for any more damming on the Clutha. -
Contact Energy officially withdraws all plans for any more damming on the Clutha.
Contact Energy officially withdraws all plans for any more damming on the Clutha.
