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Whakapapa release

Submitted by Mike Birch on Thu, 2010-11-18 21:19.
Date: 
Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 09:00 - 17:00
Section: 
Whakapapa Dam to Owhango

[Update: Sunday 25 September] Unfortunately, there hasn't been enough rain and the release has been cancelled.

[Update: Friday 23 September] Genesis advise that the Whakapapa release has been postponed to Sunday 25. Rain is forecast for Saturday night. A final decision on the release will be made early on Sunday and will be notified here and via twitter.com/whitewaternz.

Release natural flow downstream of Whakapapa Intake. This release will only proceed if there is more than 16 cumecs of natural flow at the intake. If there isn't enough water, the following Sunday is a back-up date for the release.

Follow @whitewaternz on Twitter to receive updates on the morning of the release: http://twitter.com/whitewaternz