1926 flood, Westport, looking towards Victoria Square.

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Description5th November 1926 the Westport township was flooded. There was an estimated 350,000 to 370,000 cu secs of water flowing down the Buller River. This is equivalent to two million gallons of water per second.
Swollen rivers rose rapidly.
Farms were inundated by floodwaters.
Many roads were damaged. The road between Kumara and Hokitika suffered extensive damage from scouring.
Buller county roads suffered £7,320 ($614,000 2008 dollars) of damage.
The whole railway service north of Greymouth was dislocated. There were two washouts on the Greymouth-Reefton railway line.
Affected LifelineTelegrah communication was interrupted all over the Coast. Telegraph communication between Greymouth and Westport was cut. The line was down for miles between Murchison and Inangahua Junction and there was no communication with stations south of Ross.
Total Damage£50,000 ($4,197,200 2008 dollars) of damage was done.
100 head of sheep were reported lost.Date of Photo1926Map^[1]External LinkNZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue.ContributorMike Taylor

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Location (city or town)WestportLandmark (Place)Victoria SquareEvent1926 flood, Westport

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Date Created29th June 2021CommentsGeoffrey King
Rugby Park? really.... I understood Rugby was played at Victoria Square adjacent to Boroughm St and Patterson Park near the race course. Learn something new every day

Mike Taylor
Geoff you are right it is Victoria park. Photo taken from the roof of the old post office

Geoffrey King
Mike Taylor perhaps the administration needs to rename the heading to make it correct
Brian Langton
Always called Victoria park in my time.

Don McNarn
I never heard about that flood when growing up in Westport

Belinda Roselli
That went through my mind when I heard about the state
Of emergency in Westport today.
Hoping people are safe in Westport and surrounds

Margaret Stewart
Laura I would love to share this but don't know how. Is there any chance of you putting 'share' on this please.

Jeffsplace Granity
Margaret Stewart copy the pic ?
May be an image of text that says '70% 12:02 westcoast.rec... 1926 flood, Westport, looking towards Victoria Square.'

Margaret Stewart
Laura Mills Detlaff thanks Laura but I'm too old and stupid to understand how to do that. I love your posts and thankyou so much for them.

Colin Harman
Margaret Stewart click on the 3dots in the right corner and save then you can share it from your saved stuff

Margaret Stewart
Colin Harman thankyou Colin I'll try that

Before flood walls made rivers rise higher not spread wider

Brendon Russ
Dan Brown No flood walls in Westport in 2021

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1926 flood, Westport, looking towards Victoria Square.

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