MOKIHINUI RIVER
DAMS NOW SAFE . SEDDONVILLE’S DANGER ' REMOVED (By Telegraph—Press Association) WESTPORT, This Day. (The dams in tho Mokihinui river aro i now reported to bo quite safe and that Seddonville is now not in danger of another flood. However, the Public ' Works Department has made arrangements to. have 'the river watched, and v shy unusual feature of flow investigated. The dams occur 16 miles up the river in the vicinity of the works, and the water is banked up behind each. The water in the upper dam is 12 feet higher than in tho lower dam. The structures are quite stable, and consist of large blocks of limestone weighing between 25 and 30 tons. The lower dam is a mile below the top blockage, and fills the gorge for three-quartvs of a mile. This also is composed of huge blocks of limestone and timber mixed with pug. Slight erosion, is taking place in the lower dam, and the lake level is. gradually falling. In tho opinion of -the department there is no fear of floods in Seddonville from - this source.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 29 July 1929, Page 5
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181MOKIHINUI RIVER Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 29 July 1929, Page 5
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