Flood Pictures - Otago

A small selection of pictures taken by ORC staff on a flight over the Taieri this morning.

credit Otago Regional Council.

Taieri River at Outram Bridge (looking upstream)

Taieri River Bridge at Henley-Berwick Road

Taieri River floodway at Otokia (performing as planned)

Heli-gauging flows on the Taieri River

The image shows a technique developed by ORC staff member Paul Hannah where the yellow flow-gauging device is streamed from the helicopter.

Henley Township

Mill Creek Pump Station (water should be flowing into the Taieri, not into Mill Creek)

Riverside Road spillway in action (Upper Taieri Ponding area)

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