It includes five storage dams across the five tributaries; viz.

Ripogenus Dam was completed in 1916 as the largest storage dam ever privately built.

Three of the seven dams are storage dams, retaining water behind them to be used later.

In addition to the storage dams, there are four diversion dams.

Usually refers to volume of water in storage dams.

Relatively few places have scope for pumped storage dams close to where the power is needed, and overall efficiency is less than 80%.

It collects and funnels rainwater to a storage dam.

There are no storage dams on the creek.

In June 2010, resource consents for the scheme were approved in a revised form without the storage dam.

This was to be accomplished with a storage dam, diversion dam and system of canals.