https://d28dhd8eubcyz4.cloudfront.net/iiif/2/curtis-production2-cache%2F1%2F9%2F1%2Fb42484-e67a-4ee7-96ab-aee9ba97d605%2Fresize_master_f16b6f058884305b58b2c4b7102e3967.jpg/full/!880,1024/0/default.jpg?sig=541a97b0978d04e4eb0112e7ba63b7da6362f3d7&ver=1628640446Manawatū River at Moutoa Flood Gates
- Description
The Moutoa floodgates were built between 1959 and 1962. Located on the Foxton-Shannon Road, south of Opiki and just above Moutoa, the gates are able to divert water from the main river into a specially designed 10 km floodway that rejoins the river at Whirokino. The floodway bypasses the 30 km of slow-flowing, meandering channel that can flood over many hectares of valuable land. It is 600m wide and is bounded on both sides by stopbanks 5.5 m high.