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Could the river be Dammed ??
Investigations started on whether the Clutha River could be dammed or not -
The building of the Roxburgh Dam started
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The Lake Hawea Dam is finished and is being put into use.
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Building more dams
massive investigation into building more dams on the Cluth River. -
reports on the enviromental effects
Reports on the enviromental effects of the damming had started. A lot of the protesting began -
selction of where the dam is going to be
The site has been selected for where the building of the Clyde Dam is going to be. -
bulldozers for groundwork
bulldozers came in and started on the groundwork before the water rights -
water right granted
The water right is granted for a lown dam not a high dam -
building begins
building begins on the right side of the dam -
government agrees
the government agrees to the construction of a high dam -
government prices
government puts out a price for the building of the dam -
tender accepted
the tender is accepted at a cost of $102.6 million dollars
