The Mangaotaki River that borders Struan Farm was a torrent last week after several days of heavy rains. Clifford and I walked down between rain storms to make sure the river track was dealing with the water, I'm meant to clear out drains if required so the track doesn't get washed away.
The river had risen considerably from all the rain, it was raging up over the banks and rushing along with a thundering roar. I kept Clifford away, since the silly boy would have jumped right in for his usual swim and been swept away to Mokau.
A day later John and I drove down in 4WD after the rains had stopped, with camera along this time:
The waters had receded somewhat with the better weather, but the sandy beach and the corrugated limestone rocks at the rapids are well and truly flooded, at least for now!
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