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Moutoa floodgates

Moutoa floodgates

The Moutoa floodgates, the construction of which is pictured here, were built between 1959 and 1962, to control floods on the Manawatū River.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-035226

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Malcolm McKinnon. 'Manawatū and Horowhenua region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/manawatu-and-horowhenua-region/3/4