The Rangitata Diversion Race or RDR is a combined irrigation and power generation scheme that diverts water from the Rangitata River to irrigate over 75,000 ha (190,000 acres) of farmland in mid-Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. The RDR project was the first major river diversion in New Zealand, and the largest irrigation scheme in the country.
The Rangitata Diversion Race or RDR is a combined irrigation and power generation scheme that diverts water from the Rangitata River to irrigate over 75,000 ha (190,000 acres) of farmland in mid-Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. The RDR project was the first major river diversion in New Zealand, and the largest irrigation scheme in the country.
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