You & your river
the Stony River flooding farmland and SH45, prevent erosion along the Kaihihi Stream, and protect the Ōkato public swimming pool from flooding from the Kaihihi Stream. The work has its origins in flood control measures taken from the early 1990s along both the Stony River and Kaihihi Stream. The scheme consists of guide banks and minor stopbanks, and rock lining of the riverbanks. No formal level of protection has been calculated for the Ōkato Scheme. The assets are maintained and instream works