The Moody Whanganui River In Flood 2013

The Whanganui River in New Zealand rose to 14.6m at Pipiriki at 6pm on Tuesday 15th October 2013. That peak flow passed through Wanganui township at 6am on Wednesday 16th. The town escaped unscathed from what could have been a major flood event. This 14.6m 'fresh' was the highest the river had been since the similar October 2000 flood. (One and a half metres at Pipiriki could be considered normal summer river levels for reference) The first part of this video was filmed at 2:30am outside the Whanganui Riverboat Centre, Taupo Quay. A high tide had passed some hours earlier and it was considered that the main part of the danger had passed as well. The second part of the video was filmed at 8:30am from the WRC and along Moutua Quay, after the peak flow had passed but as another high tide was approaching.