Hinds River at Black Bridge recorded a discharge of 4630 cusecs (131 cumecs), with a catchment area of 110 sq miles (285km^2)

Orari River at the State Highway Bridge recorded a discharge 20600 cusecs (583 cumecs), with a catchment area of 233 sq miles (603km^2)

Waihi River at the Geraldine recorded a discharge 6400 cusecs (181 cumecs), with a catchment area of 38 sq miles (98km^2)

Papaka Stream at the Rolling Ridges Road recorded a discharge of 1063 cusecs (30 cumecs), with a catchment area of 14 sq miles (36km^2)

Pareora River at the Gorge recorded a discharge of 7370 cusecs (209 cumecs), with a catchment area of 125 sq miles (324km^2)

Pareora River South at Craigmore Bridge recorded a discharge of 2940 cusecs (83 cumecs), with a catchment area of 42 sq miles (109km^2)

Makikihi River at State Highway Bridge recorded a discharge of 2611 cusecs (74 cumecs), with a catchment area of 40 sq miles (104km^2)

Waimate Creek at Cableway recorded a discharge of 1982 cusecs (56 cumecs), with a catchment area of 23 sq miles (60km^2)

Rail arteries were severed with all traffic disrupted on the main trunk line and branch lines by flooding and numerous slips

Considerable areas in Halswell, Tai Tapu, Ahuriri Lagoon, Motukarara and Little River districts were inundated with Otahuna and Kaituna areas being worst affected

River works suffered some damaged and were bridges endangered

Banks Peninsula experienced heavy rain and unfavourable discharge conditions were caused by Lake Ellesmere being at a high level

Extensive flooding occurred in Halswell and adjacent catchments

Halswell River had a peak discharge of 355 cusecs (10 cumecs) at Hidgins Bridge

Flooding occurred in many Otago districts with swollen rivers spilling onto thousands of acres of farmland and runoff was accentuated by snow on the high country

It was the worst flood in Otago in 30 years with several Central Otago districts isolated by rising floodwaters

Lee Stream at the Main Highway Bridge recorded a discharge of 10300 cusecs (292 cumecs) from a catchment area of 71 sq miles (184 km^2)

Deep Stream at the Main Highway Bridge recorded a discharge of 13000 cusecs (368 cumecs) from a catchment area of 91 sq miles (236 km^2)

Sutton Stream at the Main Highway Bridge recorded a discharge of 3200 cusecs (91 cumecs) from a catchment area of 57 sq miles (148 km^2)

Kye Burn at Kyeburn recorded a discharge of 3500 cusecs (99 cumecs) from a catchment area of 145 sq miles (376 km^2)

Little Kye Burn above Deep Creek recorded a discharge of 2141 cusecs (61 cumecs) from a catchment area of 16 sq miles (41 km^2)

Manuherikia at Ophir recorded a discharge of 14000 cusecs (396 cumecs) from a catchment area of 786 sq miles (2036 km^2)

Road arteries were severed with nearly every road in Otago affected by floodwaters

The main north road was impassable on the night of the 19th at Bushey and Maheno due to the Kakanui River spilling over its banks

At Goodwood and Wairunga flood water caused motorists trouble and at Hampden and Glenavy there was flood water

At Pigroot sections of the road had water up to 2 ft (61cm) deep and traffic had to turn back

Upper Shag River bridge was washed away

There were no N.A.C. (National Airway Corperation) flights during the 19th

The main trunk line was washed out between Milton and Balclutha, at Allanton and at Puketeraki

Central Otago line was blocked for days by flooding and a number of slips. One slip at Christmas Creek was 500 yards long

The Roxburgh line was blocked at Waitahuna

The Catlins branchline was under 3.5 ft (1.07m) of water on one section

One railcar service and all road service buses from Dunedin to Cromwell were cancelled on the 20th

At one point the railway line had been dragged 3 ft 6 in (1.07m) out of place by the current and the ballast was scoured out in parts

River and drainage works suffered extensive damage and severe erosion and slumping occurred at a number of places

Considerable damage occurred to public and private property

Some areas were practically isolated and many houses and buildings were evacuated

South Islands main trunk railway between Dunedin and Milton was submerged to depths of up to 6 ft (1.8m)

Rail traffic was disrupted for 10 days

A road section between Lawrence and Roxburgh was still closed on the 27th where a bridge was swept away

Damage to river and drainage works was of the order of £14000 ($604,300 2009 dollars)

Damage estimated to total over £170,000 ($7,254,000 2009 dollars) for public and private property not including railway department losses. Included in property damage is the loss in revenue because of the break in services as well as the cost of hiring buses

Damage estimated to be £100,000 ($4,267,000 2009 dollars) for State Highways and bridges (including replacing two Manuherikia and Shag River bridges and repairing Idaburn Bridge), clearing slips, repairing roads and large amount of general maintenance

Damage estimated to be £30,000 ($1,280,000 2009 dollars) for river protection works and reconditioning

Damage estimated to be £10,000 ($426,700 2009 dollars) for county road repairs throughout the province excluding Taieri County

Damage estimated in Bruce County to be £750 ($32,000 2009 dollars)

Damage estimated in Tuapeka County to be £1000 ($42,700 2009 dollars)

Damage estimated in Clutha to be £1200 ($51,200 2009 dollars)

Damage estimated in Waihemo to be £1200 ($51,200 2009 dollars)

Damage estimated in Waitaki to be £1000 ($42,700 2009 dollars)

Damage estimated in Vincent to be £500 ($21,300 2009 dollars)

Damage estimated to be £10,000 ($426,700 2009 dollars) for private property repairs on Taieri Plain ( the place of greatest private property damage)

Conservative damage estimate of £20,000 ($853,500 2009 dollars) for crops and farm properties (not including houses) for the whole province

Estimated £5,400 ($230,400 2009 dollars) for stock losses in the whole province

Approximately 700 sheep were lost along with a small number of cattle

One car insurance authority estimated £1,500 ($64,000 2009 dollars) for motorcar damage

There was substantial damage to the railway lines but no reliable estimate of damage costs was made by the Railways Department

On the 22nd all road and rail services north resumed and the main Central Otago highway through Lawrence was cleared

During the flood road access to Dunedin was cut off to the north and south

All train and railcar services through Dunedin were cancelled on the 19th

The damage costs for Dunedin City were only a few pounds which were spent on minor slips and cleaning up of silt

Over a week after the flood there was still a backlog of goods waiting to be transported and a break in coal supplies from the south caused difficulties for Dunedin industries

The road between Oturehua and Poolburn had flood waters up to 2 ft 6 in (76cm) deep on the night of the 19th

A bridge approximately half a mile from Oturehua was closed when its supports were washed away and approaches to another bridge in the area were undermined

The road between Oturehua and Ranfurly had 4 to 5 in (10 - 13cm) of water across it with some parts badly scoured

On the 27th a bridge was still out of use near Oturehua

A number of houses were evacuated at Waitati

Riverside was one of the areas worst hit by flood waters on the 19th and it became a large sized lake within a few hours

At Riverside approximately 100 sheep drowned when a floodbank burst on the night of the 19th

One farmer lost 4 dairy cows

East Taieri was one of the areas worst hit by flood waters on the 19th

The narrow district between East Taieri bank and Henley flooded in the afternoon of the 19th including Main South Road and the main railway line

Accumulated peak flows through and into the East Tairei area were considered to exceed 85000 cusecs (2407 cumecs)

Flood levels in the East Tairei ponding area and the Allanton-Henley floodway were the highest ever recorded

There was still a lot of water around on the night of the 27th

Many older inhabitants of Taieri Plains were predicting the flood to be "the worst ever"

General flooding occurred at Taieri Plain, particularly in lower lying areas. More than 5000 acres of rich farmland on the Tairei Plains were badly flooded with some areas under water for over a month

Heavy losses were sustained particularly in Taieri Plains where many valuable standing crops were ruined. Most serious loss to farmers was pasture, hay stacks and silage pits

At West Taieri Plain it was believed to be the worst flood crisis in 17 years

At Taieri Plains the Taieri River had a peak flood level of 19 ft 9 in (6.02m) at 5pm on 19th

420 sheep drowned

The Taieri River at Outram had a discharge of 71000 cusecs (2010 cumecs) from a catchment area of 1850 sq miles (4791km^2) (this was the highest recorded peak at that time with the river level 1 ft above 1940 flood level)

Traffic was blocked at Outram bridge between Allanton, Macraes Flat and Hyde and the approach to the bridge between Hyde and Macraes Flat was washed out

Two farming families were rescued by a motorboat from a marooned houses near Outram bridge

Private potato crops suffered especially in Outram and Riverside but main crops were only lightly flooded

At Outram the Taieri River dropped to 18 ft 3 in (5.56m) at 2:20am on the 20th

Water was lapping a few inches below window sills of at least one house near the Outram bridge

At Otokia the Taieri River was approximately 4 in (10cm) from the top of the bank

Main South Road and the railway line was still impassable at Otokia on the 22nd

60 volunteers sandbagged approximately 10 chains (200m) of riverbank near Allanton

One Allanton farmer lost nearly 200 stud ewes and lambs which were swept away and drowned

The Contour Channel had two minor breaches near Woodside

A sizeable area was flooded between the breached Contour Channel and Lee Creek forming a broad lake of muddy water which covered fence posts

Silver Stream overflowed its banks below Mosgiel

Maniototo Plains had considerable surface water in lower lying areas and several roads were covered with inches of water

All creeks and rivers flowing into the Taieri River were swollen with most running high

Access to Pigroot was blocked at Kyeburn and the Kyeburn to Danseys Pass road was blocked

The roads from Patearoa to Ranfurly and from Patearoa to Waipiata had water in places

The road from Paerau to Patearoa was blocked on the 19th

The Taieri River was rising at rate of 1 in (2.54cm) an hour on the night of the 19th

The Taieri River was about 2 miles (3.22km) wide at several points

Taieri River and its tributaries were still swollen with melting snow from mountains on the 21st

The road between Middlemarch and Macraes Flat was impassable

All land adjoining Taieri River flooded in Strath-Taieri basin and many tributary creeks in the district were overflowing

Hundreds of sheep and lambs were lost and several farmers had stock marooned on islands within the flood waters

One farmer lost 108 lambs

Hundreds of feet of fencing was destroyed

Strath Tairei was badly affected with inundation with the biggest losses from fencing but stock losses were light

160 sheep drowned

Flooding occurred at Huipapa, Tawanui and Kahuika and the Catlins River was in flood

A small bridge over a tributary swept away

It was the heaviest flooding in Milton for several years

Tokomairiro River overflowed in several places

Within the Clarksville district there was a two mile (3.22km) ribbon of water which was 2 ft (61cm) deep in places

The Moneymore area and all the land east of the main south highway were under water

The road between Milton and Central Otago had 2 ft 6 in (76.2cm) water covering the road, the approach to the new Glenore bridge was washed out and power poles were washed out

Water in the streets was up to 18 in (45.7cm) deep

No stock losses reported

Isolated settlers were able to get out at 12pm on 21st when the water receded

Toko Mouth was isolated by a sea of water

Lovell's Flat was cut off on the night of the 19th

Fire bell warned people early on 19th morning of the flood

Wetherston Creek was in high flood, it breached its banks and it poured through the railway embankment into a sludge channel causing approximately 3 chains (60m) of railway line to be left hanging in midair

Wetherston Creek silted up its channels at Wetherstone and flowed down the County Road.

Wetherston Creek was falling by 5pm of the 19th

Lawrence recorded 4.85 in (12.3cm) of rain over the 18th and 19th

The flood in Waitehuna was reported as the worst flood in memory

Heavy rain flooded creeks and the Pomahaka River in the Tapanui and Heriot area

Shopping area at Waitehuna was under 2-3 ft (61 - 91cm) of water at the height of the flood

Roads adjacent to Waitahuna and other smaller tributaries were damaged

One Glenore farmer lost approximately 500 sheep but otherwise stock losses were light

The area worst affected was north of Orana Park where the water was over the main northern highway in several places

Oamaru Creek was only 2 ft (61 cm) below Severn Street bridge at 12pm on the 19th and was still rising

Large drains on either side of Thames highway were unable to cope and properties were flooded

One petrol station had to write off petrol stocks because water filtered into the tanks

Waiareka Creek Bridge was damaged south of Oamaru and Upper Kauru Bridge was also damaged

The main highway north of Hampden was under 1 ft (30.5cm) of water, the Kakanui-Waianakarua highway was blocked by a slip, Maheno-Kakanui Road had water over a considerable distance of it

Ngapara Road at Elderslie was blocked with 2-3 ft (61-91cm) of water

Pukeuri to Kurow road was blocked in several places at Papakaio

Shag River was high on the night of the 19th and was almost up to the 1946 record height at Dunback

The Dunback to Palmerston road was impassable late on the night of the 19th

Heavy rain fell on the night of the 18th and on the 19th but there was little local flooding

At Shag Point there were slips on railway line and the road

At Wairunga the road was flooded by 2 ft (61cm) of stormwater

One man was marooned on horseback overnight by rapid rise of the Tokomairiro River

The Clutha River was several ft above normal late on the night of the 19th and was still rising. It gave rise to serious flooding in the lower Clutha

The Clutha River reached a peak height of 69 ft (21m) at Balclutha at 11pm on 20th

The Clutha River fell to 66 ft 6 in on 21st night (but was still 6.5 ft (2m) above normal)

Discharge from the Clutha River at Balclutha on the 19th was 73000 cusecs (2010 cumecs) over a catchment area of 7840 sq miles (20,306km^2)

Below Balclutha the Inchclutha stopbanks overtopped at Dales and the Kaitangata bank blew out

Flooding occurred in the Matau and Otanomomo districts

Pronounced erosion and slumping occurred especially at the Matau branch of Clutha and Tuapeka River with an estimated cost of repairs of £10,000 ($431,600 2009 dollars)

At Inchclutha there was mainly surface flooding caused by the high river level backing up drainage outlets and tributary flows

The Puerua River overflowed across the flax swamp and invaded the Waitepeka settlement

Pomahakaka River overflowed into Kelso township and its tributary, the Swiftburn, overflowed into Heriot

Waikoikoi Creek overflowed into Waikoikoi settlement

Barnego experienced some surface flooding during the 21st

Barnego stopbank was breached and Barnego Flat was inundated

Some stock losses at Barnego but only a fraction of losses that occurred from previous floods

27 refugees were at the White House Hotel (22 adults, 5 children) in cramped upper rooms for over 36 hours with no electricity or phone communication. They had been rescued from nearby houses, farms and stranded vehicles and Red Cross brought emergency supplies to them

On the 21st the water still several feet deep along the road and water was still lapping over windowsills of some houses

Many houses were in a sodden and filthy condition

At the Henley Hotel 20 people were still isolated on the 22nd

One house along Taieri River was devastated by flood. It was a complete loss with one wall forced out by water, a watermark on walls 3 ft 7 in from floor, inches of silt in house, household goods strewn across fields and stock scattered, starving or marooned in islands

Maniototo Plain was one of the hardest hit areas. Swollen streams and the Taieri River swept away approaches to bridges and scoured out roads

Damage estimated at £10,000 ($431,600 2009 dollars)

Flooding diminished on the 21st with hardly a bridge or road left untouched

One of most destructive floods for years

Several small townships were completely isolated at height of flood and Maniototo Plains were cut off from coast until the afternoon of the 21st

Bridges unusable were Sowburn, Styx, Roberts Bridge, two bridges on Kyeburn Diggings Road, Hayes Bridge at Oturehua, Dunstan Bridge and Manuherikia Bridge

Unsealed roads were badly scoured and recently sealed parts were also severely damaged. The repairs were expected to take months with some sections of the road having to be reformed completely and approaches to bridges renewed

There was severe damage in Waipiata

The maximum flood recorded at Waipiata for the Taieri River was a discharge of 278 cumecs over a catchment area of 1865km^2 on the 21st

In Kokonga the flooding was still severe on the 21st and the Taieri River reached its highest ever level of 8 ft (2.44m) above normal

Several houses and the railway station was swirling with water

The bent bridge between Ranfurly and Omakau was impassable

Damage occurred to the Ranfurly water supply system with approximately 300 yards of the main supply pipe swept away. Water was cut off in town on the 20th and they were left with a limited supply