THAMES RIVER FLOODED.
(liV TKl.Ki:i!.\l'll,—OWN COHRHSI'OXDK.N'T.) r.\Ki;o.\, Mondiiy. Thisuk was a tremendous frc-.li in the Obincnmri river on Saturday evening. Two wharves were swept away, and a lot of damage was donn to rivor-side property. The river rose lit foot above the mean bv.-l. The water is now abating.
(Jojiiiii- rain, which lias fur a lons time been desired came on us wil.li a vengeance during till) latter i-nd of last week, accum panied by one uf the. lion -i,i-t gales known to have happened in lliu district. Tlio last known hero of perhaps equal sevurity took pkice about si:; years a»o. On the present occasion, f.ho Waihou river ovcillowed_ its bank;! on Saturday morning, and r:<piilly bid liuniiivds uf acres under water, In tin; no small alarm of people residing near tliu
river. Si; far as c:in bo ascertained no serious damage has l)ro,1 caused liero by the slonn, and on Sunday the great sheets of water wore gradually disappearing. It was a novel sight, to see plesisuu? boats sailing on Sunday morning over what wore, two days before, green paddocks. One good result of the .storm has been accomplished in the much needed thorough scouring of the dill'erent creeks, which supply the township with water for domestic use.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18890702.2.26
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2648, 2 July 1889, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
210THAMES RIVER FLOODED. Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2648, 2 July 1889, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in