Hapira reading group have been finding out how electricity is made at The Clyde dam. We hope you enjoy our slide show.

1. How Electricity is Made at the
Clyde Dam

2. The Clyde Dam
• Took 15 years to build
• ½ km wide
• Contains 1 million cubic metres of
concrete
• Built in two parts to make it earthquake
proof
• 1992 part of Cromwell flooded to make
dam

3. Spillways
Water pours down four huge slides
called spillways. The spillways look like
four huge water slides.

4. Barrier net
The Barrier Net was built to stop drift
wood from going in to the Clyde Dam.

5. Power House
The Spillways lead water to the
Power house. The Power House has
turbines and generators.

6. Generators and turbines
The generators use magnets and coils of wire to
make electricity. Connected to the Generators
are the Turbines which are like huge water
wheels.

7. Pylons
Pylons are tall towers made of steel that carry
electricity across the entire country side. Pylons
carry electricity from the power house at the
Dam.

8. Presented by:
• Matthew W
• Emily
• Dakota
• Jordyn
• Deborah
• Ashton