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in 1906. The dam construction meant that no water flowed over the rapids. However, several times a day, the
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There are three lookout points to watch the Dam release into the rapids, watching the release is a popular tourist attraction.
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717:Maraetai II
686:Ohakuri Dam
674:Ohaaki Road
654:Taupō Gates
586:Whatamakiri
574:Namuheiriro
440:Waipā River
351:Ngāruawāhia
249:Flows into:
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179:176°08′20″E
112:25 December
1018:Categories
944:Rangitaiki
908:Rangitīkei
781:(Hamilton)
719:powerhouse
713:Maraetai I
660:Huka Falls
642:Structures
628:Huka Falls
606:Motukakako
570:Opuawhanga
520:Lake Waahi
490:Lake Taupō
400:confluence
252:Tasman Sea
176:38°37′03″S
145:Reed, A.W.
132:Love Taupo
67:References
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590:Motutieke
366:Rangiriri
326:Cambridge
316:Mangakino
57:aratiatia
950:Manawatū
842:(Huntly)
594:Puehunui
371:Meremere
361:Ohinewai
341:Hamilton
336:Tamahere
311:Ātiamuri
306:Wairakei
147:(1975).
971:Waikato
932:Waitaki
914:Mataura
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602:Tawanui
346:Horotiu
331:Matangi
321:Arapuni
296:Tūrangi
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