Rivers rose to high flood levels and widespread damage resulted in the Poverty Bay flats area.
Rivers rose to high flood levels and widespread damage resulted.
Large areas of Poverty Bay Flats were covered and some parts were 7 ft (2.13 m) deep.
Many maize crops were ruined.
There were large quantities of silt deposited and it took a period of 12 months to get pastures back to normal.
The flood level was higher than the 1910 flood level. Older residents agreed that this flood covered a greater area of land than any previous flood.
Practically every road in Cook county was blocked.
Roads in Waiapu county suffered damage totalling £2850 ($281,500 2010 dollars).
There was a heavy loss of fencing.
The area covered by the flood was 11,500 acres (46.54 km^2).
A suspension bridge costing £900 ($88,900 2010 dollars) was swept away.
Gisborne recorded 9.5 in (24.13 cm) of rain in seven days.
Gisborne recorded 3.86 in (9.80 cm) of rain in 24 hours on the 13th.
Waipaoa River had a peak discharge of 90,672 cusecs (2568 cumecs) at Kaitaratahi.
Some residents abandoned their homes and shifted into the old freezing works.
Rain appeared to be heaviest in the Waihora catchment.
Waihora River had a peak discharge of 22,300 cusecs (631 cumecs) at No.2 Bridge Kanakanaia Road, with a catchment area of 45 sq miles.
A concrete bridge at Kanakanaia which cost £1500 ($148,200 2010 dollars) was swept away.
Mata River was in high flood and had a peak discharge of 92,000 cusecs (2605 cumecs) at the suspension bridge.
The main road south was covered by 5 ft (1.52 m) of water.
The largest commercial orchard in the district was silted to a depth of up to 3 ft (0.91 m) in places. The flood came just as the first of the export fruit was ready for picking.
Whakaahu River had a peak discharge of 9090 cusecs (257 cumecs) at Patutahi.
In Patutahi the silt was 2 ft (0.61 m) deep.
Houses were flooded and some houses which were barely touched in the 1910 flood had water up to the windowsills.
The road from Patutahi to Waipaoa was closed.
Te Arai River had a peak discharge of 15,000 cusecs (425 cumecs) at the junction with Waipaoa River.
Te Karaka recorded 13.8 in (35.05 cm) of rain in seven days.
Te Karaka recorded 6.95 in (17.65 cm) of rain in 24 hours on the 13th.
Te Karaka recorded 8.32 in (21.13 cm) of rain in 48 hours.
Kanakanaia Bridge over the Waipaoa River had 11 ft (3.35 m) of water over the decking.
Water was running across the road by the Waerenga-a-hika Hotel.
Waipaoa River had a peak discharge of 145,000 cusecs (4106 cumecs) at Whakawhitira.
Rivers rose to high flood levels and widespread damage resulted in the Poverty Bay flats area.
Rivers rose to high flood levels and widespread damage resulted.
Large areas of Poverty Bay Flats were covered and some parts were 7 ft (2.13 m) deep.
Many maize crops were ruined.
There were large quantities of silt deposited and it took a period of 12 months to get pastures back to normal.
The flood level was higher than the 1910 flood level. Older residents agreed that this flood covered a greater area of land than any previous flood.
Practically every road in Cook county was blocked.
Roads in Waiapu county suffered damage totalling £2850 ($281,500 2010 dollars).
There was a heavy loss of fencing.
The area covered by the flood was 11,500 acres (46.54 km^2).
A suspension bridge costing £900 ($88,900 2010 dollars) was swept away.
Gisborne recorded 9.5 in (24.13 cm) of rain in seven days.
Gisborne recorded 3.86 in (9.80 cm) of rain in 24 hours on the 13th.
Waipaoa River had a peak discharge of 90,672 cusecs (2568 cumecs) at Kaitaratahi.
Some residents abandoned their homes and shifted into the old freezing works.
Rain appeared to be heaviest in the Waihora catchment.
Waihora River had a peak discharge of 22,300 cusecs (631 cumecs) at No.2 Bridge Kanakanaia Road, with a catchment area of 45 sq miles.
A concrete bridge at Kanakanaia which cost £1500 ($148,200 2010 dollars) was swept away.
Mata River was in high flood and had a peak discharge of 92,000 cusecs (2605 cumecs) at the suspension bridge.
The main road south was covered by 5 ft (1.52 m) of water.
The largest commercial orchard in the district was silted to a depth of up to 3 ft (0.91 m) in places. The flood came just as the first of the export fruit was ready for picking.
Whakaahu River had a peak discharge of 9090 cusecs (257 cumecs) at Patutahi.
In Patutahi the silt was 2 ft (0.61 m) deep.
Houses were flooded and some houses which were barely touched in the 1910 flood had water up to the windowsills.
The road from Patutahi to Waipaoa was closed.
Te Arai River had a peak discharge of 15,000 cusecs (425 cumecs) at the junction with Waipaoa River.
Te Karaka recorded 13.8 in (35.05 cm) of rain in seven days.
Te Karaka recorded 6.95 in (17.65 cm) of rain in 24 hours on the 13th.
Te Karaka recorded 8.32 in (21.13 cm) of rain in 48 hours.
Kanakanaia Bridge over the Waipaoa River had 11 ft (3.35 m) of water over the decking.
Water was running across the road by the Waerenga-a-hika Hotel.
Waipaoa River had a peak discharge of 145,000 cusecs (4106 cumecs) at Whakawhitira.