New Zealand river flows

Live readings from regional council monitoring sites, updated through the day. Check a crossing before you commit to it, and remember a river that is rising can change fast.

Rising
5
Falling
18
Steady
0
Rising Falling Steady

Showing all 23 rivers

Marlborough Marlborough District Council

Acheron River at Clarence

Falling
44.8 m³/s +2% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 44.03 · 90d avg 43.92

Canterbury Environment Canterbury

Ashburton River at SH1 Bridge

Rising
18.64 m³/s -54% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 22.95 · 90d avg 40.22

Ashley River at Gorge

Falling
16.32 m³/s -17% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 18.51 · 90d avg 19.64

Ashley River at Lees Valley

Falling
3.44 m³/s -33% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 3.35 · 90d avg 5.16

Ashley River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
27.9 m³/s -27% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 36.13 · 90d avg 38.42

Grays River at Days Bridge

Falling
5.93 m³/s +12% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.14 · 90d avg 5.29

North Opuha River at Clayton Road Bridge

Falling
1.96 m³/s -25% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.13 · 90d avg 2.61

Ohau River at Below Syphon

Falling
8.61 m³/s -10% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 8.6 · 90d avg 9.57

Okuku River at Fox Creek

Falling
5.8 m³/s -3% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.31 · 90d avg 5.96

Pareora River at SH1

Rising
4.28 m³/s -4% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.69 · 90d avg 4.45

Rangitata River at Klondyke

Falling
48.71 m³/s -47% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 51.1 · 90d avg 91.14

Tekapo River at downstream Mary Burn Confluence

Rising
17.14 m³/s -3% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 17.45 · 90d avg 17.75

Tekapo River at Spillway

Falling
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 5.54

Twizel River at Upstream Ohau River Confluence

Falling
5.53 m³/s -33% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.69 · 90d avg 8.24

Waihi River Downstream Barkers

Falling
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 0.52

Waimakariri at Below Otarama

Falling
101.76 m³/s -40% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 107.23 · 90d avg 170.01

Waimakariri River at Old Highway Bridge

Rising
134.73 m³/s -16% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 130.71 · 90d avg 160.42

Wainui Stream (Waitaki) at Camerons Culvert

Falling
0.7 m³/s +6% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.7 · 90d avg 0.66

West Coast West Coast Regional Council

Ahaura River

Falling
124.4 m³/s -13% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 127.49 · 90d avg 142.36

Grey River

Falling
173 m³/s +6% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 174.21 · 90d avg 162.89

Orikaka/Mackley River

Falling
10.4 m³/s -52% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 11.1 · 90d avg 21.56

Otago Otago Regional Council

Arrow at Cornwall street Downstream

Rising
6.79 m³/s -2% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 7.25 · 90d avg 6.95

Dart at The Hillocks

Falling
49.95 m³/s -18% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 50.89 · 90d avg 60.68

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