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Region’s river levels still on watch
Friday 9 March 2018, 5.30am
Region’s river levels still on watch
Whanganui River levels have slowly dropped
overnight and are predicted to continue to do so today. The
next high tide is at 4.20pm today, however we are not
expecting any issues.
In the Manawatū, there has been heavy rain in the Tararua Ranges overnight.
The Manawatū River peaked at 4.3 metres at Teachers’ College at 2am this morning.
Horizons Regional Council staff remain on standby should the need to open the Motua floodgates arise later today.
Members of the public are asked to stay away from rivers while they are in flood and to take care while driving.
Information on road conditions can be found on AA’s website, http://maps.aa.co.nz/traffic/roadwatch
Up-to-date information on river heights and rainfall is available via Horizons 24 hour toll-free Waterline 0508 4 FLOOD or via our website www.horizons.govt.nz
Updates will also be posted to the Manawatu-Wanganui Civil Defence page: https://www.facebook.com/civildefencemanawatuwanganui/
For weather forecasting information please see www.metservice.co.nz
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