The heavy rain forced all the rivers in the county to rise rapidly, particularly the Ashburton and Hinds River. There were heavy floods in parts of the Canterbury province and most South Canterbury rivers were in high flood.

Several rivers burst their banks and inundated a number of farms.

The flooding caused heavy damage.

Crops both standing and cut suffered severely. Oats in stooks and grass cut for hay and seed were total losses. Large areas of wheat and oats were laid flat. There were floating stooks in reaped fields.

Railway communication with the West Coast was suspended as a result of washouts between Springfield and Arthurs Pass.

The railway line between Christchurch and Dunedin was under water at two points. Half a mile of line was underwater between Ashburton and Hinds.

There was damage to highways, bridges and other public works. Traffic was held up in all directions.

There was severe flooding due to heavy rain.

Roads were impassible.

The southern main highway at Ashburton was practically impassable, due to the approaches to the traffic bridges being submerged to a depth of nearly 2 ft (0.61 m).

15 ft (4.57 m) of water covered a sunken road alongside the golf links.

It was the heaviest flood for a number of years and even greater than the flood of December 1924 and July 1925, experienced in Ashburton.

The river overflowed its banks on either side and caused concern to a large number of farmers with adjoining land.

There was considerable damage to crops.

The rise of the river was at the rate of 3 in (7.6 cm) an hour until noon on the 15th, then continued to rise at a rate of about an inch (3.1 cm) hourly.

During the flood, there was water to a depth of 2 ft (0.61 m) in the Ashburton golf house and the top of the gateposts were well below the surface of the water.

The north branch of the Ashburton River broke over the protective bank and it took a course into the Wakanui Creek.

There were many paddocks flooded in the area.

Ashburton River rose within 6 in (0.15 m) of the level of the flood of 1887.

It overflowed its banks on each side, inundating large tracts of land and blocking the south approach to the main highway traffic bridge.

The level of the Ashley River was high and it overflowed its banks in several places.

There was a change in the course of Ashley River.

Hind River was at its highest for 25 years.

The river burst its banks in several places, swamping adjoining farm land.

Opihi River was in high flood and much land around it was inundated.

Orari River was in high flood and much land around it was inundated.

Extensive inundation occurred in the upper reaches of Pareora River, where no protective works were built.

Pattersons Stream, railway bank gave way and a wash-out about 20 feet deep and 80 feet long was caused

There was a change in the course of Rakaia River.

Selwyn River rose constantly at a rate 9 in per hr, peak level reached dacking of Ellesmere railway bridge

Extensive areas of land was inundated in the lower reaches of the river.

At Springburn, the road was scoured out for over a mile.

Many farms at Tinwald were badly swamped.

Waimakariri River had a peak discharge of 69,000 cusecs (1954 cumecs) at Otarama.

Waimakariri River rose 7.5 ft (2.29 m) above normal at Whites Bridge.

At Winchmore, the effects of the flood was fairly extensive and paddocks of crop were considerably damaged.