KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE June 2010 Check out our Website Waterline Check out our website to find Lower Manawatu Catchment out what is happening at the Freephone 0508 4 Flood river and rainfall sites in our Waterline is a 24-hour, freephone service giving river height and rainfall information. Region, and about other council services , news and Simply follow the voice prompts to get the information you want to know. information. www.horizons.govt.nz What you do How big is the flood? Phone 0508 435 663. When answered, enter the following numbers, depending The graphs below show the maximum river height reached during the largest on what you want to know: floods recorded each year between 1995 and 2004. 6 Oroua River at Almadale 1. Manawatu Catchment Downstream of Manawatu Gorge 5 Maximum Recorded Slackline 4 Pohangina Height: Height Sites River at Almadale Slackline – 3 M ais Reach 5.21m in 1958 1 = Height Then 00 = Manawatu River at Teachers college 2 Mais Reach – 4.68m choose 1 in 2004 01 = Manawatu river at Moutoa (m) RiverHeight your 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 03 = Oroua River at Almadale Slackline site 17 number 06 = Pohangina River at Mais Reach M anawatu 15 River at 07 = Mangaone Stream at Milson Line 13 Upper Maximum Recorded Gorge 09 = Kahuterawa Stream at Johnstons Rata 11 Height: 9 Upper Gorge – 10 = Manawatu River at Foxton 7 17.99m in 1880 5 Or (m) RiverHeight Rainfall Sites 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 3 = Rainfall Then 00 = Valley Road 10 M anawatu 9 River at Maximum Recorded 02 = Rangiwahia 8 Teachers College Height: 7 Teachers College – 04 = Makawakawa Divide 6 M anawatu River at 8.92m in 2004 5 06 = Milson Line M outoa Moutoa – 8.96 in 4 2004 3 08 = Scotts Road River Height (m) RiverHeight 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2. Manawatu Catchment Upstream of Manawatu Gorge 6 M anawatu River at Maximum Recorded Height Sites 5 Foxton Height: 4 M angaone Foxton – 3.15m in 1 = Height Then 00 = Manawatu River at Upper Gorge Stream at 3 M ilson Line 1993 2 Milson Line – 5.19m in 2004 1 Speed Dial your favourite site (m) RiverHeight 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 To save time, you can speed dial your favourite site. For example, entering No records are available for Johnstons Rata for the period 1994-2003 1100 will give you the river height of the Manawatu River at Teachers College. You can estimate the flood’s likely impact on your property by combining the Please let us know as soon as possible if you think something is wrong with river height information you receive with these graphs and your own the Waterline System by phoning our 24-hour call free number 0508 446 749. knowledge of past events. If you are new to the area, we recommend you contact neighbours to find out how different sized floods affect your property. 2009 | 433 06 | 2009 .