The original Turitea Dam was submerged after the second dam was raised to 50 ft in 1912. This new enlarged structured was officially opened February 17 1913 and remained in use until 1957 when a 100 ft high dam was constructed.
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- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2014N_W22_009167
- Title
- Original Turitea Dam
- Held In
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- R H James
- Place
- Turitea, Palmerston North
- Date
- 1911
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- No Known Restrictions
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