Otago Daily Times
The transformation of Lake Onslow: view from the road. — Otago Witness, 27.4.1926 Situated high up among the hills of Teviot, Otago is an artificial lake. In olden days its site was known as the Dismal Swamp, but some 30-odd years ago the idea was conceived of converting it into a dam to conserve a continuous supply a water in the Teviot River for mining purposes. The ultimate failure of the search for the precious metal has paved the way for the success to-day of hydroelectricity and irrigation. To-day a great deal of the water is used for irrigation, and the remainder generates electricity for Roxburgh, Miller’s Flat, Cromwell and intermediate places. The day is not far distant when it will be linked up with the Waipori scheme. The water from the turbines is not wasted, for it is conducted over into a low-level race which irrigates Roxburgh East.
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