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
21.1 m³/s -46% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 22.27 · 90d avg 39.23

Canterbury Environment Canterbury

Ashburton River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
11.16 m³/s -71% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 12.26 · 90d avg 39.12

Ashley River at Gorge

Falling
8.03 m³/s -52% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 8.18 · 90d avg 16.65

Ashley River at Lees Valley

Falling
2.2 m³/s -54% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.17 · 90d avg 4.78

Ashley River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
5.35 m³/s -82% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.49 · 90d avg 29.55

Grays River at Days Bridge

Rising
4.84 m³/s -12% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.84 · 90d avg 5.49

North Opuha River at Clayton Road Bridge

Falling
2.23 m³/s -14% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.22 · 90d avg 2.59

Ohau River at Below Syphon

Rising
9.91 m³/s +3% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 9.92 · 90d avg 9.6

Okuku River at Fox Creek

Falling
2.46 m³/s -45% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.57 · 90d avg 4.44

Pareora River at SH1

Falling
2.93 m³/s -17% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.96 · 90d avg 3.54

Rangitata River at Klondyke

Rising
40.54 m³/s -53% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 40.19 · 90d avg 86.13

Tekapo River at downstream Mary Burn Confluence

Falling
13.91 m³/s -23% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 13.82 · 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
4.21 m³/s -48% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.23 · 90d avg 8.03

Waihi River Downstream Barkers

Steady
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 0.01

Waimakariri at Below Otarama

Falling
65.39 m³/s -60% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 64.75 · 90d avg 162.51

Waimakariri River at Old Highway Bridge

Falling
76.63 m³/s -51% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 78.23 · 90d avg 157.26

Wainui Stream (Waitaki) at Camerons Culvert

Falling
0.65 m³/s -2% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.65 · 90d avg 0.66

West Coast West Coast Regional Council

Ahaura River

Falling
53.4 m³/s -62% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 44.29 · 90d avg 141.95

Arawhata River

Falling
138.6 m³/s -46% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 154.03 · 90d avg 258.54

Grey River

Falling
90.2 m³/s -45% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 90.84 · 90d avg 165.41

Haast River at Roaring Billy

Rising
83.2 m³/s -9% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 83.2 · 90d avg 91.47

Orikaka/Mackley River

Falling
2.7 m³/s -87% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.68 · 90d avg 20.66

Otago Otago Regional Council

Arrow at Cornwall street Downstream

Rising
5.98 m³/s -14% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.88 · 90d avg 6.99

Dart at The Hillocks

Falling
55.91 m³/s -8% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 60.21 · 90d avg 60.5

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