Hilltop view toward the workers' village on the Otago (southern) bank. Otago Witness photo.
The dam under construction. Otago Witness photo.
Power house under construction. Otago Witness photo.
Turbine housing under constrction. Otago Witness photo.
Power house under construction. Otago Daily Times photo.
Oamaru centenarian Arthur Wilson recalls his days helping build the dam. Photo by David Bruce.
View from just upstream of the power house. Photo by Gerard O'Brien.
The dam acts as a wier when flow is too much for the generators. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Aerial view of the dam, lake and village. Photo by Stephen Jaquiery.
Photos from our files of the Waitaki dam and power station, celebrating 75 years this Labour Weekend. Prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.