Tide is coming up! - Lake Wanaka

**Monstaman** · 30th April 2010, 08:35

Off for a ride on Sunday to the top of the valley .. if we can get there!!

Photos this morning of lake Wanaka, approx 3/4 metre more will see town wet, Queenstown is worse.

Pis a16 shows normal height, pic 970 was this morning at about 8.20 am.

**Shewolf** · 30th April 2010, 08:47

nice shot of the bike!

**Jantar** · 30th April 2010, 09:18

The prediction (when I left work yesterday) is that Wanaka will peak just short of the first flood warning level (279.4 m), but Wakatipu would exceed level 2 (311.3 m) around midnight last night. There was more rain was in the Dart/Rees area than Matukituki/Makarora, but overall the entire Clutha catchment is in flood. We are well into phase 2 flood proceedures at Clyde and Roxburgh, but don't expect it get to phase 3 (1600 cumecs)

**Eddieb** · 30th April 2010, 09:37

Update as of 9:04am

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3641...-as-lake-rises

Lake Wakitipu has reached the spillover point, says Queenstown mayor Clive Geddes, with businesses in the resort town bracing for flooding.

Overnight rain has seen the lake rise by around 10cm, to a level of 311.405m at 5am.
Water had now reached the doors of the Novotel and staff had moved some guests from ground floor rooms.

**Bren** · 30th April 2010, 12:08

Wet feet whilst you are sipping your latte in Queenstown...

**slofox** · 30th April 2010, 12:12

Bike should be safe enough up there Monstaman...

**CookMySock** · 30th April 2010, 12:46

Rip it a new plughole.

Steve

**Monstaman** · 30th April 2010, 13:29

Originally Posted by slofox

Bike should be safe enough up there Monstaman...

It it were anchored, tied and in a boat it would be, jetty totally submerged now, no pole tops in site and water starting to come onto the carpark.

The bike at that height would be up to the tank in water

**Padmei** · 30th April 2010, 17:39

Hmm... time to invent somekind of raft for the bike that hangs the back wheel off the end for propulsion. What kind of tyre would be needed tho?

**slofox** · 30th April 2010, 17:41

Originally Posted by Monstaman

It it were anchored, tied and in a boat it would be, jetty totally submerged now, no pole tops in site and water starting to come onto the carpark.

The bike at that height would be up to the tank in water

I see! I revoke my previous statement!

Any more pics?

**Monstaman** · 30th April 2010, 18:11

Went down tonight to pick up wifey but forgot the camera, water is around the building in the second photo above now.

**dino3310** · 30th April 2010, 21:41

shite, we still in drought up here.
so has she peaked or are they expecting more heavy rain

**Monstaman** · 30th April 2010, 21:49

Originally Posted by dino3310

shite, we still in drought up here.
so has she peaked or are they expecting more heavy rain

I reckon it has peaked and it will subside from here.

**Jantar** · 30th April 2010, 22:01

Originally Posted by Monstaman

I reckon it has peaked and it will subside from here.

Not quite at the peak, but the remaing rise will be only a few mm. The outflow only increased 7 cumecs in the past 3 hours, but at 706 cumecs is the highest we've seen for years. Just as well this weather hit in April and not in November or it would be twice as much water coming in.