Lake Wakatipu Flood Level of 1878 — Queenstown, New Zealand
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop
S 45° 01.971 E 168° 39.598
59G E 315675 N 5010736
This plaque denotes the level of water of the 1878 Lake Wakatipu flood.
Waymark Code: WM833K
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 01/19/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member SearchN
Views: 11
Download this waymark:
.GPX File
.LOC File
.KML File (Google Earth)

Mounted in the stone wall roughly one metre above the footpath is the 1878 flood level sign.
Natural or man made event?: Natural

What type of marker?: Wall plaque

When did this occur?: 1878

Website related to the event..: Not listed
Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest High Level Marks
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
Whitepaws9 visited Lake Wakatipu Flood Level of 1878 — Queenstown, New Zealand 09/12/2016 Whitepaws9 visited it
lison55 visited Lake Wakatipu Flood Level of 1878 — Queenstown, New Zealand 04/02/2013 lison55 visited it
BruceS visited Lake Wakatipu Flood Level of 1878 — Queenstown, New Zealand 10/23/2012 BruceS visited it
mrandmrschosen1978 visited Lake Wakatipu Flood Level of 1878 — Queenstown, New Zealand 05/31/2012 mrandmrschosen1978 visited it

View all visits/logs