GREYMOUTH BAR

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 January 1937, Page 6

GREYMOUTH BAR

YEAR’S AVERAGE DEPTH. Despite the shoaling during the months of February, March and April, when, for a time, shipping was seriously affected by depths at high water of only about 15 feet, the Greymouth bar behaved itself reasonably well during 19.36 and. in fact, the average depth for the year was the highest for five years, being 24ft lin at high water. During the year there were 190 days on which the high-water depth was over 25 feet, ami 94 days when the

depth was over 22 feet. At the other end of the scale, there were 34 days when the depth was under 20 feet. The worst day of the year was during the February shoaling. February 19. when there was only sft Bin of water at low tide and 14ft 7in at high water. The comparative average depths on

the bar and in the river for the past, ten years, accordng 'to records kept by the Harbourmaster (Captan F. W. Cox) are shown by the following table. Prior to 1933 the river depths were not averaged:—

Days Days Year under over Bar River 20ft 25 ft 193G . . 24 1 21 S 34 190 1935 . . 21 0 21 5 15 ] 00 1931 10 21 G 1 10G 1933 9*1 21 4 IS ■ r*« 1932 ’ ' 24 0 19 130 1931 . . 25 G I 254 1930 .. 21 0 1S5 S3 929 . . 24 G IS 188 92S .. 20 11 927 22 5 G9 82