Story: Floods

Kōpuawhara No. 4 camp

Rows of very small cabins and other buildings.

Photographed on 17 February 1938, two days before the disaster, this works camp was built on a small area of flat land. The bed of the Kōpuawhara Stream is to the left of the camp. As the river flats were well above the level of the river, this seemed a safe site.

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How to cite this page:

Eileen McSaveney, 'Floods - The Kōpuawhara flash flood, 1938', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/4883/kopuawhara-no-4-camp (accessed 3 May 2024)

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 12 Jun 2006, reviewed & revised 1 Feb 2024