Our Parkinson Walk today was up Whau Valley Road to the Dam. We were all shocked to see how low the Dam is. It has been a wonderful summer and autumn but we hadn't realised just how little rain we have had. The forecast was for a cold and wet Queen's Birthday Weekend but Auckland received a lot more rain than us and have for the whole year so far. We had some showers and it has been cold. In fact when we were at the Dam my phone told me it was still only 7 degrees.
There is not usually a "beach" at the Dam.
It is a bit hard to see but the round structure in the foreground is, in fact, the overflow. We need a lot of rain before we get anywhere near the overflow level.
The view looking back down the valley
Once again we didn't need our raincoats. It was a lovely day and a very nice walk.
LATER: I JUST CHECKED THE COUNCIL WEBSITE AND THE DAM WATER LEVEL IS AT 63%.