Rangitata Diversion Race
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title:
Rangitata Diversion Race
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The Rangitata Diversion Race or RDR is a combined irrigation and power generation scheme that diverts water from the Rangitata River to irrigate over 66,000 hectares of farmland in Mid-Canterbury, New Zealand. The RDR project was the first major river diversion in New Zealand, and the largest irrigation scheme in the country. It was originally constructed by the Public Works Department between 1937 and 1944. The main canal is 67 km long, 10 m wide and 3 m deep. The RDR supplies three community i
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Irrigation scheme in Canterbury, New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangitata_Diversion_Race
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2024-03-13T02:57:01Z
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