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1478:Ohakuri Dam
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1446:Taupō Gates
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1232:Waipā River
1143:Ngāruawāhia
1041:Flows into:
779:Ngatamariki
615:Ngatamariki
411:"Aratiatia"
242:New Zealand
169:Operator(s)
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1905:Categories
1736:Rangitaiki
1700:Rangitīkei
1573:(Hamilton)
1511:powerhouse
1505:Maraetai I
1452:Huka Falls
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1398:Motukakako
1362:Opuawhanga
1312:Lake Waahi
1282:Lake Taupō
1192:confluence
1044:Tasman Sea
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374:References
261:Lake Taupō
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1118:Cambridge
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1694:Taieri
1173:Tuakau
1168:Mercer
1148:Huntly
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895:Te Uku
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1093:Taupō
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