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
2
Rising Falling Steady

Showing all 25 rivers

Marlborough Marlborough District Council

Acheron River at Clarence

Falling
22.2 m³/s -44% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 22.72 · 90d avg 39.58

Canterbury Environment Canterbury

Ashburton River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
14.1 m³/s -64% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 12.32 · 90d avg 39.23

Ashley River at Gorge

Falling
8.39 m³/s -51% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 8.45 · 90d avg 17.07

Ashley River at Lees Valley

Falling
2.23 m³/s -54% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.22 · 90d avg 4.83

Ashley River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
5.82 m³/s -81% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.99 · 90d avg 30.87

Grays River at Days Bridge

Falling
4.82 m³/s -12% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.83 · 90d avg 5.48

North Opuha River at Clayton Road Bridge

Falling
2.26 m³/s -13% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.3 · 90d avg 2.6

Ohau River at Below Syphon

Falling
9.91 m³/s +3% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 9.89 · 90d avg 9.6

Okuku River at Fox Creek

Falling
2.6 m³/s -44% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.6 · 90d avg 4.63

Pareora River at SH1

Falling
3.05 m³/s -16% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 3.07 · 90d avg 3.64

Rangitata River at Klondyke

Falling
40.68 m³/s -53% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 40.25 · 90d avg 86.37

Tekapo River at downstream Mary Burn Confluence

Rising
13.95 m³/s -22% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 13.9 · 90d avg 17.98

Tekapo River at Spillway

Steady
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 5.39

Twizel River at Upstream Ohau River Confluence

Falling
4.29 m³/s -47% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.31 · 90d avg 8.05

Waihi River Downstream Barkers

Steady
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 0.04

Waimakariri at Below Otarama

Falling
64.22 m³/s -61% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 65.29 · 90d avg 163.12

Waimakariri River at Old Highway Bridge

Falling
79.93 m³/s -49% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 81.4 · 90d avg 157.9

Wainui Stream (Waitaki) at Camerons Culvert

Falling
0.65 m³/s -1% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.66 · 90d avg 0.66

West Coast West Coast Regional Council

Ahaura River

Falling
54.4 m³/s -62% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 55.18 · 90d avg 141.95

Arawhata River

Rising
178.2 m³/s -31% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 163.85 · 90d avg 258.07

Grey River

Falling
91.7 m³/s -45% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 91.98 · 90d avg 165.37

Haast River at Roaring Billy

Rising
84.2 m³/s -9% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 79.38 · 90d avg 92.09

Orikaka/Mackley River

Falling
2.8 m³/s -86% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.85 · 90d avg 20.67

Otago Otago Regional Council

Arrow at Cornwall street Downstream

Rising
5.73 m³/s -18% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.6 · 90d avg 6.98

Dart at The Hillocks

Rising
65.85 m³/s +9% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 59.97 · 90d avg 60.35

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