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Table M. —Available Water-power in New Zealand.

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Source of Power. Available: Flow: j Position of Power-house. Cubic Feet per Second. Available Head. Average Power on 50-per-cent, Load-factor. Nearest City, Port, or Deep Water. aj as fl 5 North Auckland District — Wairua Falls Omapere North Islani i >. j Wairua Falls .. 150* Utakura Stream .. 11* Ft. 130 550 H.p, Kw. 3,200 2,400 1,000 750 Whangarei . . Miles, 18 South Auckland District — Kaituna Kaituna River .. 500f 784 65,000 50,000 Tauranga Auckland Tauranga Auckland Auckland Auckland Auckland Auckland Auckland Auckland Te Kuiti To Kuiti 25 125 20 154 148 142 139 105 97 97 27 22 Wairoa River Waikato River Waikato River Waikato River Waikato River Waikato River Waikato River Pokaiwhenua River Marakopa Fails Wairere Falls Wairoa . . .. 420* Aratiatia Rapids .. 4,400f Orakeikorako Rapids 4,400t Aniwhaniwha Falls 4,400f Atiamuri Rapids .. 4,400f Arapuni Gorge .. 5,300t Horahora Rapids .. 5,300t Horahora Rapids .. 165* Marakopa .. .. 90 Wairere Falls, .. 160* 80 170 35 80 25 165 27 170 420 60 I 5,600 4,200 136,000 100,000 14,000 10,000 32,000 24,000 10,000 7,500 163,000 120,000 13,000 10,000 4,600 3,400 3,100 2,300 1,600 1,200 Hawke's Bay District, — Waikarernoana Waikarernoana To Roinga Falls Waikohu River Upper Waikaretaheki 530f Lower Waikaretaheki 530f To Roinga Falls .. 124 Waikohu .. .. 45f 1,100 360 125 847 97,000 75,000 32,000 24,000 1,300 1,000 0,000 4,500 Gisborne Napier Gisborne Gisborne 50 (it) 35 28 Wanganui District — Mangawhero River Mangawhero River Rangitikei River Wangaehu River Karioi liaukawa Falls .. 125 Wanganui River .. 125 Makohine .. .. l,500t Wangehu River .. 260 Karioi .. .. 300* 90 680 300 70 j 180 1,000 750 7,100 6,950 75,000 56,000 1,500 1,100 8,800 6,600 Wanganui Wanganui Wanganui Wanganui Wanganui .. 45 24 48 25 60 Taranaki, District — Waitara River Waiwakaiho Waitara River . . 400 Waiwakaiho .. 150t 140 250 4,600 3,600 6,200 4,800 New Plymouth New Plymouth 12 4 Wellington District — Mangahao River Makuri River Waiohine Hutt River Tauherenikau Shannon .. .. lOOt Makuri Gorge .. 100* Woodside.. •• 120* Mungaroa .. .. 200f Featherston .. 150* 895 384 120 330 440 24,000 18,000 6,400 4,800 2,400 1,800 11,000 8,300 11,000 8,300 Wellington .. Pahiatua Masterton Wellington . . Wairarapa .. 65 20 15 24 Totals —North Island 747,400 561,250 Marlborough District — (llaroncc Waihopai River South Island. Blenheim Blenheim Ericaburn .. 640 Waihopai Gorge .. 130* 158 96 8,300 6,300 2,000 1,500 8,300 2,000 6,300 1,500 45 28 Nelson and Butter District — Boulder Lake Rotoiti Lake Rotoroa Lake Inangahua River Four-mile Creek Aorere River .. 50* Buller River .. 200f Gowan River .. 9O0f Blaokwater River . . 78 Four-mile Creek .. 24* 2,600 600 400 125 450 22,000 16,000 20,000 15,000 60,000 45,000 8,000 6,000 2,000 1,500 22,000 20,000 60,000 8,000 2,000 16,000 15,000 45,000 6,000 1,500 Golden Bay .. Nelson Nelson Westport Westport 10 50 60 20 4 \Vestland District — Lake Brunner Kumara Water-race Otira River Rolloston River Kanieri Lake Toaroha River Whitoombe River Kakapotahi River Wanganui River Wataroa River Stillwater .. .. 1,750 Kumara . . .. 87 Otira .. .. 40 Otira . . .. 36 Kanieri River .. 100 Toaroha River .. 150 H okitika River .. 250 Kakapotahi River . . 100 Hende's Ferry .. 830 Wataroa .. .. 1,360 200 330 700 700 330 760 800 580 580 700 29,000 22,000 2,400 1,800 2,300 1,700 2,000 1,500 2,800 2,100 10,000 7,500 10,000 12,000 4,800 3,600 40,000 30,000 80,000 60,000 29,000 2,400 2,300 2,000 2,800 10,000 16,000 4,800 40,000 80,000 22,000 1,800 1,700 1,500 2,100 7,500 12,000 3,600 30,000 60,000 Greymouth .. Greymouth .. Greymouth .. Greymouth .. Hokitika Hokitika Hokitika Hokitika Hokitika Hokitika 10 12 52 52 12 17 20 26 36 48 Canterbury District — Clarence River Clarence River Waiau-ua River Waimakariri River Lake Coleridge Acheron River Harper River Wilberforce River Rakaia River Lake Heron Opihi River Pukaki Lake Tekapo Lake Ohau Lake Jollie's Pass .. 200 Conway River .. 1,150 Culverton.. .. 1,600 Gorge Bridge .. 2,000 Rakaia River .. lOOf Rakaia River .. 50t Rakaia River .. 320t Rakaia River .. 1,100 Gorge Bridge .. 2,600 Rakaia River .. 300 Opihi Gorge .. 200 Pukaki .. .. 5,000t Fairlie .. .. 5,100t Waitaki River . . ' 5,000f 1,160 1,050 200 90 480 480 480 480 30 200 400 460 900 300 20,000 15,000 100,000 75,000 27,000 20,000 15,000 11,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 3,000 25,000 18,000 44,000 33,000 6,500 4,800 4,000 3,000 6,700 5,000 50,000 37,000 400,000 300,000 125,000 90,000 20,000 100,000 27,000 15,000 8,000 4,000 25,000 44,000 6,500 4,000 6,700 50,000 400,000 125,000 15,000 75,000 20,000 11,000 6,000 3,000 18,000 33,000 4,800 3,000 5,000 37,000 300,000 90,000 Christchurch.. Christohuroh.. Christchurch. . Christchurch.. Christohuroh.. Christchurch. . Christchurch. . Christohiirch.. Christchurch.. Christchurch.. Timaru Timaru Timaru Timaru 90 90 75 30 65 65 65 65 50 ss 30 85 40 85