Some bridges were washed away.

There was serious flooding in Christchurch and in many parts of Canterbury.

Roads were under water and damaged in many places. The Main North Road, Akaroa road and other routes were blocked by floods and slips.

Stock losses were small.

Approaches to bridges were washed away.

The total damage to county roads was £17,000 ($1,746,000 2009 dollars).

The total damage to main highways was £15,300 ($1,572,000 2009 dollars).

In many places water lay on saturated ground and accentuated the harvesting setback. Stacking and threshing had to be suspended.

Barley was seriously damaged through sprouting in stock, especially near Leeston. There was considerable sprouting of grain in stock at Methven, which was not worth harvesting. Potato crops rotted where floods took place.

Korimako plane was delayed for Christchurch and didn't complete the scheduled trip to Dunedin on the 9th.

Land throughout the Canterbury Plains was already saturated and paddocks in many districts were like lakes with little shelter for stock.

On the Main South Road a great volume of water lay along road on the afternoon of the 9th, completely covering it in 64 places between Ashburton and Christchurch.

Hawkins, Waireka and Selwyn rivers were all in flood on the evening of the 9th.

There was a delay on some railway lines.

There was flooding on farm lands right through the Canterbury Plains from Methven up to Waipara.

In many districts water lay across paddocks and reached half way up the fences for miles.

Rakaia River and the north branch of Ashburton River rose rapidly but didn't overflow their banks.

Mount Hutt road was blocked, but there was no serious damage.

In Cheviot and up into Waikari, Culverdon, Waiau and Kaikoura, there was not so much flood, but heavy rain was falling there on the night of the 9th.

For first time in eight years the service cars from Christchurch to Akaroa had to abandon their journey on the afternoon of the 9th.

Mail car from Akaroa to Little River was unable to get through.

In low-lying areas in Ashburton paddocks were covered with one foot (0.30 m) of water.

Ashley River was in high flood on the night of the 9th.

The temporary approach on the north side of the Ashley River on the Main North Road was washed away.

Peach's Bridge on the Ashley-Sefton road was reported to be impassable.

Ashley River rose to a high level with a peak discharge of 40,000 cusecs (1133 cumecs) at Rangiora. The river reached its peak height at approximately 11:30 pm on the 9th.

At least one house (approximately four people) on Richardson Terrace was evacuated early on the morning of the 10th.

The high tide played a large part in this flooding.

3 ft (0.91 m) of water swept along Richardson Terrace and created havoc in gardens.

Rain on the Casmere Hills was heavier than in the city and this, together with the tidal nature of the river, caused a rapid and considerable rise of the Heathcote River.

There was serious flooding in many parts of the city.

Colombo Street and Radley was flooded by the Heathcote River and residents had to leave their homes. Half of the road and footpath on the north side of Moorhouse Avenue was covered.

Some families abandoned their homes which were invaded by water.

On the 8th the Avon and Heathcote rivers were very muddy and had risen considerably. They both overflowed in low-lying quarters in the late afternoon.

There was no serious damage done from floods in the city itself, though water covered some of the streets, especially in the south of the town.

Blocked channels made pools of water in Cathedral Square, but not as bad as in the last flood.

Avon River broke its banks, resulting in heavy flooding on roads and gardens in Avonside and Dallington.

Barrington Street, where main drain crosses the street, outside Barrington Park, water covered road to depth of 3.5 ft (1.07 m) and extended 200 yards (183 m) across the park in some parts. Some houses were surrounded by water a few inches deep and water was lapping at a shop entrance on the corner.

Footpaths were flooded in Stravern Road and several other streets in Riccarton. The sportsground of Boy's High School was assuming the appearance of a lake.

The small island, south of the Bridge of Rememberance, was almost submerged.

On the night of the 9th, water from the Avon River covered Avonside Drive to depths of almost one foot (0.30 m) on several parts.

Along Banks Avenue a stretch of road 200 yards (183 m) long was covered with water near Dallington Bridge.

Parts of the land around Marshland were covered with water in several places.

St. Albans Park was covered with many large pools of water and in some parts of the suburb water came well up on to footpaths.

In the gardens through which Dudley Creek flows parts of lawns were extensively covered.

Flooding of several streets occurred, especially at Redcliffs where water in side-channels was unable to escape because of high tide.

In Beckenham people had to leave their homes.

Heathcote River was greatly swollen by rain pouring down from the hills and overflowed its banks in many places. The high level of the river caused trouble in Opawa, Radley, St. Martins, Cashmere and Beckenham.

Great stretches of roads around Heathcote River was covered with water and some footbridges were unusable. A few houses were surrounded, their occupants marooned, and street corners were awash.

A man who had lived at Cashmere for 25 years said the flood was the heaviest since he'd lived there.

At Radley Bridge the Heathcote River was within 3 ft (0.91 m) of the top span and east of the bridge it spilled out, covering paddocks. Farther west, the water was level with roads on both sides and trees usually on the bank were surrounded by swirling flood. At midnight on the 9th the water was within 18 in (0.46 m) of the top span of Radley Bridge.

Near the footbridge on Clarendon Terrace, at the foot of Sheldon Street, the river covered the road to a depth of one foot (0.30 m).

The river expanded across Riverslaw Terrace, to a depth of 4 ft (1.22 m) and reached into properties on the far side.

Water encroached over Eastern Terrace and was several feet deep up against the brick wall of a residence. Past this point the road was impassable with water being as high as a man's armpits in some parts.

A group of six houses on Western Terrace received the worst effects of rise in river level. At 5:30pm on the 9th water was entering some of the houses and the occupants of one were preparing to leave. Four houses at the end of Western Terrace stood in 2 ft (0.61 m) of water. Water didn't appear to have entered houses but people inside were probably marooned. A nearby paddock extending 30 yards (27 m) along the road was completely covered.

On Birdwood Ave residents of a house had to leave due to flood water invasion.

Bowenvale Avenue on the opposite side of the river was a temporary tributary of the Heathcote. The lower part of the road was a sheet of water with hardly a part not covered. Flooding of this road was caused by a volume of water flowing down an artificial cut at the top end of the road which was used to drain water from the hills. The small concrete protective works built by the channel were washed away for 2.5 chains (50 m) and gardens of a nearby house was ruined.

The whole of Monck's Bay area was flooded on the evening of the 9th.

Water covered Bay View Road, Pratt and Cliff Street and beyond that it was over main road for half a mile. 50 houses were completely surrounded, but only one had water inside it.

Flooding in Hawkins River blocked the road to Coalgate from Darfield.

A family (approximately four people) living just past Kaituna station left their home halfway through the afternoon of the 9th when water was 2 in (5.08 cm) deep on the floor.

Early on the afternoon of the 9th at Lees Valley, the river was carrying more water than at the peak of the last flood.

Water lay heavily on the ground at Leeston, where saturation point had been reached.

Leeston farmers were forced to stop harvesting.

Small streams swelled rapidly and brought a huge volume of water into the township.

Several houses were evacuated when they were invaded by water. Two residents left early in the afternoon of the 9th when water was 2 in (5.08 cm) deep on their floors.

Little River had a flood considered equal to the disastrous floods of 1934.

Late on the night of the 8th Lake Forsyth was within one foot (0.30 m) of the road and was rising rapidly.

Streets were filled with nearly 4 ft (1.22 m) of water. Most stores and the post office were flooded. On floor of post office water was 2 in (5.08 cm) deep and there was similar flooding on the floor of the town hall.

The township was isolated early in the afternoon of the 9th.

Trucks full of sheep being moved were marooned and had to be left there all night.

There were minor losses reported from sheep that had to be swum out.

Roads to Kinloch and Okuti were blocked. 4 ft (1.22 m) of water blocked the way to Kinloch.

The afternoon train from Christchurch to Little River couldn't get past Birdlings Flat.

Roads were under water for miles out of Little River and floods were quickly scouring out the surfaces.

Water was still nearly 4 ft (1.22 m) deep about the township on the night of the 9th.

There was a washout on the road near the Catholic Church crossing in the township.

Part of township was left without power early in the day and throughout the night, when a pole crashed to the ground and carried wires for a long distance with it.

The inland route to Kaikoura was blocked through flooding in Mason River.

Settlers at Okuti and Kinloch were marooned in their homes.

Late on evening of the 9th Dip Creek, five miles north of Parnassus, had risen and threatened to block the road.

Ashley River rose rapidly and threatened to burst through protective works above Rangiora. The disastrous flooding was averted by the work of 60 men.

Selwyn River was in high flood.

Creeks and stormwater drains at Sumner were running bank to bank.

Many householders at Waikuku vacated their homes.

At Waikuku, the volume of water in the Ashley River was not half as great as that during the last flood.

Waimakariri River was in moderate flood. The peak discharge was 14,000 cusecs (396 cumecs) at Otarama.