Contractor Peter Crisp said the day had been a "relatively" busy one for himself and his crew. Several drain blockages had caused surface flooding around the town.
A severe weather warning forecast on Tuesday proved correct, as heavy rain fell in the mountain catchment area for the Upper Clutha lakes.
West Wanaka recorded 36mm of rain in the 24-hour period up to 4pm yesterday.
Further up the Matukituki River valley - which feeds into Lake Wanaka - 48mm of rain was recorded. The level of Lake Wanaka at 4pm yesterday was 278.20m above sea level (masl). The lake rose about 20cm in a few hours.
Lake Hawea rose above 343masl, yesterday.
The upper Clutha River was flowing at 390cumecs past the Cardrona River confluence.
Lake Hawea's statutorily-imposed minimum level is 338masl.
The level of Lake Wakatipu was 310.20m above sea level, about half a metre from reaching the lake's first flood level warning.
