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6 Other Hydrological Information

6.1 Introduction

As this project progressed, the Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Board through the MfE requested various other hydrological information, which was duly provided. Information provided included the following:

  • lake level exceedance curves for:
    • Lake Aviemore, from mid-1979
    • Lake Benmore, from mid-1979
    • Lake Ohau, from mid-1979
    • Lake Pukaki, from mid-1979
    • Lake Tekapo, from mid-1979
    • Lake Waitaki, from mid-1979
  • lake level time-series plots curves for:
    • Lake Aviemore, from mid-1979
    • Lake Benmore, from mid-1979
    • Lake Ohau, from mid-1979
    • Lake Pukaki, from mid-1979
    • Lake Tekapo, from mid-1979
    • Lake Waitaki, from mid-1979
  • flow duration curves for:
    • Waitaki River at Kurow, from mid-1979, full flow range
    • Waitaki River at Kurow, from mid-1979, low flow range
  • flow time-series plots for:
    • Waitaki River at Kurow, sample comparison of instantaneous and mean daily flows
  • graphs showing the effects of storage management in the upper Waitaki lakes on the flows in the Waitaki main stem below Benmore Dam.

These plots and graphs are included in Appendix B.