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Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams

Walmsley Dam

The first three photographs were made shortly after the modifications to the dam and water inlet arrangements which meant that it no longer stored water. This was to satisfy new resource consent conditions.

Walmsley Municipal Water Supply Dam, looking upstream. Spillway centre left, new water collection structure right foreground. 2002 Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Walmsley Municipal Water Supply Dam, looking upstream. 2002	Walmsley Municipal Water Supply Dam, looking downstream over the now largely empty reservoir. 2002 Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Walmsley Municipal Water Supply Dam	Walmsley Municipal Water Supply Dam, looking from southern end. Middle foreground shows the spillway, with the remains of a hinged wooden weir designed to increase the height of the spillway, and thus increase the storage capacity of the dam. Above this the drainage controls, and very top the inlet structure (no longer in use). 2002 Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Walmsley Municipal Water Supply Dam, looking from southern end
Walmsley Municipal Water Supply Dam, November 2005. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Walmsley Municipal Water Supply Dam, November 2005.	Walmsley Municipal Water Supply Dam, November 2005. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Walmsley Municipal Water Supply Dam, November 2005.	Walmsley Municipal Water Supply Dam control gear, November 2005. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Walmsley Dam control gear 2005
River flow gauge upstream from dam. October 2004. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams River flow gauge upstream from dam. October 2004.	Water inlet valves, protected by a wire mesh and timber structure. October 2004. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Intake detail	Sluice gate. October 2004. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Sluice gate. October 2004.
Detail of overflow, and concrete work. October 2004. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Spillway detail

Walmsley Supplementary Dams

The remains of the wooden dam on the tributary to the Walmsley Stream. Visible mid picture is the bed log, mid to top left are two angled support beams, the top one has planking still attached. 2005. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams The remains of the wooden dam on the tributary to the Walmsley Stream	The cast iron water pipe brought water from the wooden dam to the main supply pipe. It is exposed here where it crosses the main Walmsley Stream, just below the main dam. 2005. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Cast iron water pipes	The remains of the "plastic" dam, upstream of the wooden dam. The dam appears to have been constructed of plastic coated wire gabion baskets and black plastic sheeting. The white plastic pipe was the water uptake. 2005. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams The remains of the plastic dam, upstream of the wooden dam
Another view of the remains of the "plastic" dam, looking downstream over the dam. Water uptake pipe in mid foreground. 2005. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Plastic dam remains	Walmsley Quarry waterfall. A section of pipe is visible centre left. The water intake was possibly at the top of the fall. 2006. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Walmsley Quarry waterfall	Galvanised water pipe, following the small stream to the Walmsley, and old main. 2006. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Quarry Reserve water pipe
Galvanised water pipe, following the small stream to the Walmsley, and old main. 2006. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Quarry Reserve water pipe joiner	Remains of some of the concrete and wood piers which supported the old water main (pre 1967?). The nearest pier sports a sharp boat-like bow on its left-hand end, to allow floodwaters to pass. 2004. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Old pipe concrete piers	The old and the new. The old water main can be seen behind the newer main. 2004. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Old and new pipes
A marker post beside the road (which is an old timber tramway) stating 22½. Its significance is not clear (yet). 2004. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Marker post 22.5

Waitete Dams

Southern Waitete Municipal Water Supply dam, looking from the east. 2005. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Southern Waitete Municipal Water Supply dam, looking from the east. 2005.	Southern Waitete Municipal Water Supply dam, looking from upstream across the now empty reservoir. 2005. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Southern Waitete Municipal Water Supply dam, looking from upstream across the now empty reservoir. 2005.	Northern Waitete Municipal Water Supply dam, shortly after the dam had been cleared with a digger, looking from the east. Concrete dam still holding water in mid fore ground. 2005. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Northern Waitete Municipal Water Supply dam
Northern Waitete Municipal Water Supply dam from downstream. 2006. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Northern Waitete Municipal Water Supply dam from downstream	Concrete surge chamber with overflow pipe, approximately 50m downstream from the northern Waitete Municipal Water Supply dam. 2006. Waihi Municipal Water Supply Dams Waitete dam surge chamber Play Slideshow Pause Slideshow