There were very heavy floods in the province of Otago.

Taieri and Waipori Rivers were both in high flood on the 27th.

The railway lines at Lovell's Flat and Clarksville were covered with water on the evening of the 27th.

The Main South railway line was still interrupted on the 29th.

On the Catlins River branch railway linethere was a break near Otanomomo which was repaired. But there were no trains beyond Owaka due to a number of slips and washouts.

The roads to Whare Flat from Silver Stream and Flagstaff were closed. There were slips and washouts at Kay's Bridge and Darky's Gully and all fords were destroyed.

Water was 4 ft (1.22 m) over the railway line on the 28th.

Water reached half way up the windows of Allanton Hotel. The stationmaster's residence and the surfacemen's huts were surrounded.

Allanton station yard and platform were scoured out badly.

There was big overflow from Mill Creek and low-lying land was flooded.

Township badly flooded by Mill Creek and Waipori River. Several houses were completely flooded and the schoolhouse was surrounded by water. Some houses were flooded three quarters of the way up the walls.

Road communication was cut off on all sides. The roads from Henley to Berwick and Berwick to Maungatua was covered with some feet of water.

It was considered the biggest flood in 40 years.

At Berkely Estate, one farmer lost 200 sheep.

From a reconstructed discharge curve, Clutha River had a discharge of 118,000 cusecs (3341 cumecs) at Balclutha, gauged at old road bridge. The catchment area was 8100 sq miles (20,979 km^2).

From a reconstructed discharge curve, Clutha River had a discharge of 42,000 cusecs (1189 cumecs) at Alexandra. The catchment area was 5315 sq miles (13,766 km^2) and gauge height was 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m).

Clutha River reported to be running very high

The Leith and other streams in the neighbourhood were running at great height.

Surface drainage occurred off higher levels which lead to the rapid rise of The Leith and general saturation of lower levels.

The Lee Stream horse bridge was badly twisted.

The creeks were all in flood.

Considerable portions of the main road was under water.

There was a washout on the railway line between Lawrence and Beaumont caused by flooding of Bowler's Creek.

The flood in Middlemarch was one of the most severe for many years.

The low-lying country of the Tokomairiro Plain was quickly inundated. Tokomairiro River overflowed its banks and dammed-up waters flooded large stretches of country between Milton, Tokoiti, Clarksville and Glenore.

There were no especially severe stock losses reported. One farmer lost four young cattle and another lost several sheep.

One farmer lost 15 acres of turnips.

The Waronui Coal Company railway between Milton and Tokoiti was completely submerged and the train service was suspended on the 28th.

Waronui Valley was a sheet of water from one side to other at the height of flood on the 26th.

Some cars were stranded in Milton on the 27th by flood waters.

The main road between Milton and Clarksville and also on to Glenore was submerged in several places.

Residents of two or three homes had to leave when they were flooded out.

The township had only two low-lying streets which flooded.

Several residents vacated their homes on the night of the 28th.

Silver Stream and Owhiro Stream both rose bank high.

One farmhouse along the road from Mosgiel to Outram had water up to 4 ft (1.22 m) in it.

Water was across the Main South Road and Station Road was also flooded.

Floodwaters rose higher on the afternoon of the 29th.

Some five chains of the river bank gave way and water spread over the land from Henley to Momona.

People were rescued from inundated houses by boat.

Stock losses were reported.

The Otokia store had flood waters inside on the 28th and a good deal of damage was done to stocks on the lower floor.

The manse was surrounded and was impossible to reach from road.

There was a serious washout near Otokia bridge.

The road to Outram was impassable and water was flowing over the road.

The Outram railway had water over line at Riverside and it was almost to the top of the railway gate.

Near the Outram bridge, the river was within 1 ft (0.30 m) from the top of the bank.

On the 29th the Outram line was still blocked, probably for a few more days.

The railway station and surfaceman's residence were surrounded and the road leading up to the station was blocked by a good deal of water.

Pomahaka River had a discharge of 45,000 cusecs (1274 cumecs) at Black Bridge. This was the largest flood recorded.

A surfaceman had never seen so much water pouring through the gorge.

Storm struck at 8pm on the 26th with very little warning. Heavy, soaking rain fell continuously throughout the night.

All of the small creeks and watercourses were overflowing on the morning of the 27th. There were floodwaters backing up all of Taieri Plain.

One resident stated that the flood was the most serious in the district since 1892.

There was a block on the main line between Allanton and the river beyond Henley on the 30th. There was also a washout on Otokia bridge approach.

Floodwaters began to fall rapidly in East Taieri early on the morning of the 29th, but a lower portion of the plain was still underwater.

The road between Henley railway station and the Main South Road was still 4 ft (1.22 m) under water on the 29th with no sign of receding.

In most cases, the benefits of flood water to farms were expected to outweigh the losses.

Mosgiel and Outram were without power on the night of the 27th, as the power supply from Waipori had been cut off. There was also a number of milking machine plants on Taieri which could not be used.

The river rose rapidly and to a great height. It was flowing at its highest beyond question since the power station was erected.

In five hours the river rose 5-6 ft (1.52-1.83 m) and at 1pm was 10-11ft (3.05-3.35 m) over the weir.

At its maximum it reached 18 in (0.46 m) higher than ever before.

At the power station, water got in and four dynamos got wet. Water reached 5 ft (1.52 m) outside the station and broke through the door and windows at the top end. Water reached 1 ft (0.31 m) inside.

There was very little, if any, power available for industrial purposes on the 28th.

Roslyn Electric Tramway Company stopped running cars from junction with Rattray Street line to Maori Hill because the diesel plant was not available for use.

The city was without electric power and light on the 27th. On the 29th, practically all special rate consumers had to reduce or cut off power, and all consumers were under power restrictions.

The flood was the most severe experienced for 50 years.

Houses were flooded.

Large amounts of serious damage resulted from the large volume of water in the power-house.

A small bridge just above the power house was washed away at a cost of £400 ($70,250 2009 dollars).

Along the Waipori Road, two portions of the highway was washed away and other portions were scoured out.

It was estimated that the damage to Waipori Road would cost £3000 ($526,900 2009 dollars) to repair.

The contour channel broke in three places, onto people's properties and near West Taieri manse.

Maungatua Hill creeks were very high.

The West Taieri bridge approach was considerably scoured and not safe to cross.

Southland railway lines were all clear except Tapanui and Glenham branches which were expected to be blocked for three of four more days from the 29th.

Water in many shops rose to height of 16 in (0.41 m), but there was little damage done.

Stock losses were feared up country. Mandeville reports there heavy losses of sheep in vicinity of Mataura River.

The flood didn’t cause as much damage as the 1913 flood, due partly to warning given in time. Mr David Dickie gave its height as 0.4 ft (0.12 m) below 1913 flood at Croydon and 5 ft (1.52 m) lower at Mataura. Southland Times stated that it was 10 in (0.25 m) lower at Wyndham.

Flood waters receded considerably on the night of the 28th.

Annual maximum flood discharge of the Mataura River was 1390 cumecs (± 280) which occurred on the 28th.