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
3
Falling
21
Steady
1
Rising Falling Steady

Showing all 25 rivers

Marlborough Marlborough District Council

Acheron River at Clarence

Falling
25.2 m³/s -39% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 25.64 · 90d avg 41.04

Canterbury Environment Canterbury

Ashburton River at SH1 Bridge

Rising
14.25 m³/s -64% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 15.8 · 90d avg 39.66

Ashley River at Gorge

Falling
9.33 m³/s -49% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 9.5 · 90d avg 18.37

Ashley River at Lees Valley

Falling
2.53 m³/s -50% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.54 · 90d avg 5.06

Ashley River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
6.95 m³/s -80% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 7.05 · 90d avg 34.39

Grays River at Days Bridge

Falling
4.82 m³/s -12% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.86 · 90d avg 5.46

North Opuha River at Clayton Road Bridge

Rising
2.47 m³/s -6% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.47 · 90d avg 2.63

Ohau River at Below Syphon

Falling
9.91 m³/s +3% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 10.26 · 90d avg 9.61

Okuku River at Fox Creek

Falling
3.02 m³/s -42% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 3.17 · 90d avg 5.22

Pareora River at SH1

Falling
3.31 m³/s -23% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 3.36 · 90d avg 4.27

Rangitata River at Klondyke

Falling
40.83 m³/s -53% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 40.4 · 90d avg 87.17

Tekapo River at downstream Mary Burn Confluence

Falling
13.78 m³/s -23% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 13.86 · 90d avg 18

Tekapo River at Spillway

Rising
1.12 m³/s -80% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.03 · 90d avg 5.53

Twizel River at Upstream Ohau River Confluence

Falling
4.37 m³/s -46% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.43 · 90d avg 8.1

Waihi River Downstream Barkers

Steady
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 0.34

Waimakariri at Below Otarama

Falling
67.41 m³/s -59% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 69.37 · 90d avg 164.99

Waimakariri River at Old Highway Bridge

Falling
86.57 m³/s -46% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 87.02 · 90d avg 159.33

Wainui Stream (Waitaki) at Camerons Culvert

Falling
0.67 m³/s +1% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.68 · 90d avg 0.66

West Coast West Coast Regional Council

Ahaura River

Falling
59 m³/s -58% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 59.98 · 90d avg 142.15

Arawhata River

Falling
99.4 m³/s -61% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 100.71 · 90d avg 257.69

Grey River

Falling
95.2 m³/s -42% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 95.73 · 90d avg 165.26

Haast River at Roaring Billy

Falling
77.6 m³/s -20% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 79.95 · 90d avg 96.43

Orikaka/Mackley River

Falling
3.3 m³/s -84% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 3.3 · 90d avg 20.67

Otago Otago Regional Council

Arrow at Cornwall street Downstream

Falling
5.68 m³/s -19% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.81 · 90d avg 6.98

Dart at The Hillocks

Falling
45.73 m³/s -24% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 47.64 · 90d avg 60.15

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