Here is depicted the task completed: A new lake, its overflow cascading over the spillway. The lake itself, a comparatively shallow sheet of water, covers an area of approximately 60 acres, and the volume of water contained is estimated at 120,000,000 gallons, quite a substantial "head" for the generating of power.
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Taupo Times, Volume I, Issue 49, 17 December 1952, Page 1
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51Here is depicted the task completed: A new lake, its overflow cascading over the spillway. The lake itself, a comparatively shallow sheet of water, covers an area of approximately 60 acres, and the volume of water contained is estimated at 120,000,000 gallons, quite a substantial "head" for the generating of power. Taupo Times, Volume I, Issue 49, 17 December 1952, Page 1
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