For farms away from major rivers, storing runoff water in winter and spring in dams is one way of being able to irrigate during the drier seasons. This large dam in Marlborough holds 1.3 million cubic metres of water, which is used for irrigating vineyards.
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Photograph by Jaap van der Stoel
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