There were floods in the Mangakahia district.

Many of the flatter paddocks resembled small lakes the next morning.

A flood carried away the Upper Opoteke bridge. The decking was washed downstream about 3 chains (60 m). It was impassable to all traffic except pedestrians.

The decking was stripped from the smaller, most southern of the two bridges at Waiotu, leaving it impassable to traffic.

Heavy rain on the night of the 19th caused flooding in the rivers in the district.

The Waiarohia Stream at the Water Street bridge was bank to bank at midnight on the 19th.

At the town wharf the flood and tide caused the auxillary yacht Mizpah and two sailing boats to break adrift from their moorings. One fouled another launch, scratching its paint. Several dinghies were swamped.

Extensive damage was done to roads and railways by flooding.

There were flood conditions throughout the catchment on the 20th.

Low-lying country throughout the district was flooded.

Many roads were impassable.

There were some railway washouts.

At Ngahina, the maximum flood heights were 5 in (12.7 cm) above the February 1922 flood levels.

The Waipa River was swollen.

Local flooding occurred in Hamilton.

The Hikutaia River was exceptionally flooded, the highest in 40 years, and the stopbanks seriously overflowed.

The Hikutaia River at the Thames-Paeroa road had a peak discharge of 8,540 cusecs (242 cumecs).

Kirikiri Stream overflowed its banks and came down through Kopu, flooding the hall and store.

The road was submerged.

The Ohinemuri River at Mackaytown reached a peak level of 133.92 ft (40.82 m), with a total runoff of 26,300 acre-feet.

The Waikato River was 6 ft (1.8 m) above normal at Mercer.

Telephone communication was interrupted.

The Omahu railway bridge was washed away.

Large areas of the Opuatia swamp were inundated.

There was a little flooding at Paeroa. A large area of country between Paeroa and Komata was flooded.

There was 3 ft (90 cm) of water in the sheds at Puke Wharf.

There was a washout at Puriri, east of Paeroa.

The Rotokohu area was under very heavy flood.

Considerable damage was done in the Tararu area.

The newly-constructed bridge was swept away and several portions of the road were washed away.

The Waihou River at Te Aroha reached a peak level of 129.10 ft (39.35 m).

The Waihou River at Te Aroha had a peak discharge of 8,900 cusecs (252 cumecs).

Streets were flooded.

The water entered several shops.

Waiotahi Stream broke its banks above the impounding area and flooded the Grahamstown end of the town.

At Thames, many business premises were invaded and serious damage was done.

Two streets had 2 ft (60 cm) of water over them.

Thousands of tons of debris was washed down, and lay up to 6-10 ft (1.8-3.0 m) deep over a wide area.

A man (a carrier) went missing on the night of the 20th, attempting to cross a bridge over a flooded creek. He was presumed drowned.

Large areas of the Whangamarino swamp were inundated.

Some small bridges between Tauranga and Te Puke were washed away, cutting off communication.

The Tauranga water supply failed on the morning of the 21st.

The gasworks were flooded and the supply failed on the morning of the 21st.

Floodwaters invaded shops on the Strand.

Minor damage was done in various places.

The Waiotahi River was dammed.

A small bridge at Karaka Creek was collapsing.

Some approaches to bridges were washed away.

Roads were cut up rather badly, particularly the Gisborne-Morere road, where ordinary traffic was almost suspended.

Considerable superficial damage was done to roads, with small washouts in many places.

Water flowed over the railway line at Allanton up to 3-4 ft (90 cm-1.2 m) deep for 200 yards (180 m). The railway station platform was submerged. Further south, the railway line was submerged for over 100 yards (90 m).

The Taieri River at Allanton rose from 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) at 6:30am on the 23rd to 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m) at 5pm.

The Clutha River at the Balclutha traffic bridge was 12 ft (3.7 m) above normal at 12pm on the 23rd.

The railway line was partially submerged and railway communication was cut off from Dunedin.

The Waipori River broke through above Berwick, spilling over the low-lying land around Berwick.

Bridges were washed away on Brighton road, and the road was closed. Brighton was quite isolated.

The telephone wires were down at Brighton.

A house was overthrown at Carey's Bay and carried about 40-50 yards (37-46 m) down a hillside on a landslip.

Water was flowing over the Clarksville railway platform and the railway line was submerged in places.

There were pools of water 2-3 ft (60-90 cm) deep over the railway line.

Breaks in the Contour Channel caused flooding.

The flood on the 22nd and 23rd was one of the most serious floods experienced in Dunedin. It was of a very extensive character and caused serious damage.

Portions of Caversham, South Dunedin, St. Kilda, the lower lying portions of the central and northern areas of the City and North East Valley were completely inundated.

The Water of Leith rose considerably and burst its banks in many places, causing extensive damage along its banks and flooding low-lying areas. Lindsay's Creek also overflowed.

At the Woodhaugh bridge the river was level with its banks. The water reached its highest at 4am on the 23rd.

In the Leith Valley, Davidson's sawmill suffered severe damage and little of the structure was left. The wreckage extended almost to Woodhaugh Gardens. The Woodhaugh Paper Mills were inundated and suffered slight damage. As the waters subsided, thick slime was left on the walls and roads.

Extensive damage was done to Dunedin streets. The erosion of the banks of Water of Leith and Lindsay's Creek did considerable damage to the roadways skirting them. The Leith overflowed onto Duke Street late on the afternoon of the 22nd. Water flowed knee-deep down Malvern and Woodhaugh Streets. There was serious flooding in lower St. Andrew Street. There was swirling, fast-paced water on the North Road, originating from the hills behind Normanby. The water tore up road metal, leaving hollows the full length of the road and piles of metal. Huge pieces of asphalt were also lifted of footpaths and carried down the road. The main road footpath was broken away for 70 ft (20 m) of its length. The wires of the suspension bridge at the head of the Leith were banked up by debris, then the river overflowed, causing a rise of water at 4am on the 23rd. Leith Valley Road was closed, with a bridge destroyed by Nichol's Creek and timber piled up to 10 ft (3.0 m). Other highways closed included Kaikorai Valley Road, Union Street and Cliffs Road. The Main South road and the Green Island-Taieri Mouth road were scoured in many places. The Main South road was blocked at Green Island. At Forbury corner in Caversham, the water was surging down David Street from the Main South road.

Several bridges were swept away in the Leith Valley. The Nicholl's Creek bridge near Leith Valley Scool was washed away. Union Street Bridge was closed on the morning of the 23rd after the approach collapsed. The approaches were seriously damaged by erosion. A small bridge at Green Island was swept away. The bridge at Tomahawk was washed away.

The Leith had a peak discharge of 3,000 cusecs (85 cumecs). The velocity of the river below Harbour Terrace was said to be over 3,000 cusecs.

The flood discharge was estimated at 7,000 cusecs (198 cumecs) (MacLean, McGregor Wilke, and Alexander).

In Ferguson's store the damage to goods amounted to £60-£100 ($5200-$8700 2008 dollars). Many outbuildings were washed away by the flood waters of the Leith.

The Leith bed widened to 30 ft (9.1 m) in places.

Extensive damage was done to telegraph poles and wires.

The flood waters of Nichol's Creek broke the water main from the reservoir, leaving 12 Roslyn residents without water. The water main was also broken on Ross Creek.

South Dunedin suffered the most severe damage.

Water in South Dunedin streets was waist deep.

No express trains were running. At Burnside, a swollen stream poured through the railway tunnel through Old Caversham. Extensive damage was done to the track in the tunnel. In the early hours of the 23rd, the railway line at the Pelichet Bay (North Dunedin) station was submerged and the officer had to take refuge elsewhere. The Caversham railway bridge had a pool of water measuring 200 square yards (167 m^2) and over 5 ft (1.5 m) deep at its deepest.

There was 4 ft (1.2 m) of water in the Caversham tunnel.

The Pelichet Bay station officer waded through water up to his neck.

Large numbers of people in the North-East Valley and the north end of the town adjacent to the Leith were flooded out, and vacated their homes. Hundreds of people were driven from their homes. Residents of Harbour Terrace were evacuated. Almost all the residents on Grosvenor Street and Park Terrace in South Dunedin left their homes. At Tainui, almost all the residents left their houses on the afternoon of the 22nd. Hundreds of people had to be fed and accommodated by the Salvation Army due to their homes being damaged. Many of the householders nearest to the worst zones did not have time to prepare to evacuate their homes.

The Carisbrook Ground was like a vast lake, with water up to 3 ft (90 cm) deep.

Quite a number of houses in the back streets were invaded by the rising water. Tainui Flat was inundated. Portions of Musselburgh suffered badly and water from other parts of the Flat invaded many homes. The worst state of affairs appeared to be in the district south of King Edward Street, in St Kilda.

Tram services were disorganised and interrupted. Frequent derailments of the city tram due to silted lines and flooded streets made it impossible to carry on.

Gas was in short supply due to the works being flooded. Manufacturing stopped at about 3pm on the 22nd and resumed about 12am on the 23rd.

There was up to 2 ft (60 cm) of water on the furnace floor of the gasworks.

Water invaded some houses to a depth of 1-2 ft (30-60 cm).

Water covered roads to a depth of as much as 3 ft (90 cm) in some places.

The water in many business places was several feet deep.

Extensive damage was done to household goods because of the suddeness of the flooding and swift evacuation. Damage to furniture and effects was worth many hundreds of pounds. Extensive damage to was also done to goods in the cellars of business premises.

Many business premises and private residences were invaded. At least 40 houses around the Gardens were flooded, in many places 2 ft (60 cm) deep.

In the Lake Logan (Logan Park) area there was a sheet of water. Most of the houses on Harbour Terrace were flooded, some to over 2 ft (60 cm). The Caledonian Ground at Logan Park was covered and several of the houses on the town side were threatened.

There were geysers throughout much of the city from caps blown off drains, the worst being on Wilkie Road.

Green Island suffered severely, with a large portion of the area under water.

Kaikorai Stream at Green Island was a raging torrent carrying trees and debris.

Communication between the post office and the railway station was cut off and a small bridge on the Mosgiel side was swept away.

Houses near the flour mill were badly flooded and completely isolated.

Water was up to the top of picket fences.

At Harraway's Mill, a torrent of water ran into the grain store and houses nearby were badly flooded. One section was almost scoured bare of soil and the vegetable garden, chicken house and outhouse were gone.

Three properties had up to 6 ft (1.8 m) of water inside and the water was up to the top of picket fences.

Some of these houses were completely isolated.

Houses in Harrow Street were surrounded by 4 ft (1.2 m) of water and some marooned people had to seek refuge in upper stories.

One man's chicken houses and about 200 chickens were destroyed. Many chicken houses were washed away by the flood waters of the Leith.

The water level on Grosvenor Street, South Dunedin, was 4 ft (1.2 m) on the 23rd.

The water continued rising in South Dunedin, St. Kilda, Musselburgh and Tainui Water after the rain had stopped, as it was unable to get to the harbour through the stormwater channels.

At the Dental Scool, several galvanised buildings were completely washed away, with portions found down the harbour at Ravensbourne. Hundreds of pounds of stores were destroyed and water worked into foundations.

Two families in a house at the bottom of Union Street, as well as others, were rescued by boat.

Nearly all schools were dismissed.

The warehouse cellar of Mears, Paterson and Barr was flooded to 4 ft 6 in (1.4 m).

The damage to the cellar of Mears, Paterson and Barr was about £1000-£1500 ($86,800-$130,200 2008 dollars).

The flood on the Flat, the area including South Dunedin, St. Kilda, Musselburgh and Tainui, was about 18 in (46 cm) deep. The Flat was practically all covered with water from the 22nd till the 23rd.The water only started receding on the 24th and was almost gone on the night of the 25th.

Both public and private property in the city and suburbs was damaged.

For the floods for April 1923 and May 1923: The total quantity of material removed from the bed of the Leith was 43,000 cubic yards (33,000 cubic metres).

There was some scouring of roads in East Taieri.

The Silverstream embankment was broken and damaged.

At Hindon, the river gauge was at 24 ft (7.3 m) on the evening of the 23rd.

At Dead Creek, Kaitangata, a culvert was blown out, leaving a gap in the road 40 ft (12 m) wide and 10 ft (3 m) deep.

At Lake Waipori the water was still higher than the embankment on the 24th.

200 yards (180 m) of railway line was washed away at Maclennan.

The Milton-Lawrence road was closed when three bridges were washed away in Manuka Gorge.

At Maungatua, roads were scoured in the inundated area. Some bridges were damaged or destroyed and a number of culverts were destroyed.

The river rose 4 ft (1.2 m) from 10pm on the 22nd to 2:45am on the 23rd, to over the 6 ft (1.8 m) mark, and was still rising.

Widespread flooding occurred at Milton. It was the heaviest flood ever experienced there.

Hitchon's bacon factory was in about 2 ft (60 cm) of water. There was 8 in (20 cm) of water in a large portion of the Woollen Mill.

Many streets were flooded and there were washouts on country roads.

Many houses were flooded, some in 2 ft (60 cm) of water.

One farmer lost about 400 sheep. One horse was drowned when crossing a flooded creek and another was drowned when a buggy was swept off the road.

A man and his son spent three hours in a tree before they were rescued. Another man survived by clinging to a fence after his horse and buggy were swept off the road.

Mosgiel experienced a flood the like of which had not been seen in 30 years.

One resident was isolated near Mosgiel Junction by a torrent of water.

Most of the flood water came from Owhiro Stream.

Mosgiel was cut off by both the Main South road and by way of Flagstaff. Many town streets were impassable. Gladstone Road was well under water and Riccarton-Gladfield road from the stream towards Wylie's Crossing was covered. The floodgates on the Gordon road bridge were completely covered and water was well over the road.

The woollen factory was not working because it was inaccessible.

The Mosgiel town flood began to subside early on the 23rd.

The bank of the Owhiro gave way at the back of the Holy Cross College property, and flowed into houses in that location.

In the Mount Stuart Riding there was a washout at Callanan’s Road from 4-15 ft (1.2-4.6 m) deep and over a chain (20 m) long.

At Otokia, the Taieri River rose rapidly and overflowed the bank near the railway bridge ("The Big Break"). The bank was eroded, leaving a gap 400-450 ft (120-140 m) wide. Another break occurred below the railway bridge.

1/4 mile (400 m) from Otokia, the river was rising at the rate of 1 in/min (2.5 cm/min), with a sluggish current.

Some farmers lost grain stored at the Otokia railway station, which was unable to be moved in time. One farmer lost about £500 ($43,400 2008 dollars) worth of wheat that was waiting in trucks there.

At the break in the bank at Bryant's, residents stated the flood was 1 ft (30 cm) short of the 1917 flood.

The worst road and bridge damage done was at Otokia. Many culverts were damaged or destroyed and many bridges and bridge approaches were washed out. There were washouts at Westwoods, Watsons, Walker's Lagoon, Faigan's bridge and Bush's bridge. On the Main South road almost every water opening was overtaxed.

At Outram, the east Taieri river banks were breached and later the west stop banks. The river fell rapidly at Outram on the 24th, and water stopped going through the 150 ft (46 m) break in the embankment at Blair's.

At Outram, the Taieri River was below normal early on the morning of the 22nd, but had risen 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) by 8pm, rising at the rate of 1 ft/hr (30 cm/hr).

The Taieri River reached the 18 ft (5.5 m) mark at Outram.

There was some road scouring but no serious washout damage at Outram.

All the low-lying land was flooded.

Large amount of damage was done.

The Pomahaka River peaked at 36,600 cusecs (1036 cumecs).

On the Kuri side of Saddle Hill there were practically no culverts or bridges on the coast road left intact.

Water rushed down the side of the Saddle Hill and across the Main South road below the slip at a bend in the road near Mosgiel Junction.

On the Strath Taieri, there were several washouts and roads were scoured. Creek crossings were also scoured out.

All creeks had overflowed by the morning of the 22nd, and water lay in all directions.

The east embankment of the Taieri River was breached on the morning of the 23rd. Breaks in the west side embankment between Outram and Allanton occurred on the afternoon of the 23rd.

Stock losses were generally slight. One farmer lost 50 sheep.

There were losses of vegetable crops at Cross Hills.

The height of the lakes and rivers was near the record mark.

Floodwaters from the Owhiro, Silverstream and Mill creek overflowed their banks and blocked the road to pedestrians. Many culverts on the Main South road were washed away.

The Silverstream was over its banks in many places.

The Taieri County Council was said to have suffered to an extent without parallel in its history.

At Tokoiti, the bridge near the flaxmill was completely covered with water.

The Waipori River was up to 9 ft (2.7 m) at the power house at 12pm on the 22nd.

There was 9 ft (2.7 m) of water at the spillway at the Waipori River - the greatest record since May 1917 (13 ft).