Talk:Manapouri power station

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There is some question as to the accuracy of the claim that the lake level was planned to be raised by 30 metres. This is a complex issue. Other sources (A. F. Mark journal-ci.csse.monash.edu.au/ci/vol08/mark01/mark01.pdf) suggests that Lake Manapouri was to be raised by 8 to 11 metres.

[edit] Lake Levels

The original 1960 proposal was to raise the lake level by 30 metres. But this would have flooded the lakeside township of Te Anau, so was reduced to 23 metres, raising Lake Manapouri to the same level as Lake Te Anau. Subsequent engineering studies revealed that Manapouri could only be raised by 8.4 to 11.3 metres.