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
20
Steady
2
Rising Falling Steady

Showing all 25 rivers

Marlborough Marlborough District Council

Acheron River at Clarence

Falling
28.1 m³/s -22% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 27.4 · 90d avg 36.21

Canterbury Environment Canterbury

Ashburton River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
22.04 m³/s -38% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 23.67 · 90d avg 35.75

Ashley River at Gorge

Falling
21.33 m³/s +40% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 22.96 · 90d avg 15.22

Ashley River at Lees Valley

Falling
6.32 m³/s +48% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.19 · 90d avg 4.29

Ashley River at SH1 Bridge

Rising
31.9 m³/s +37% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 40.53 · 90d avg 23.24

Grays River at Days Bridge

Falling
4.42 m³/s -21% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.42 · 90d avg 5.57

North Opuha River at Clayton Road Bridge

Falling
3.56 m³/s +37% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 3.64 · 90d avg 2.61

Ohau River at Below Syphon

Rising
10.17 m³/s +5% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 10.11 · 90d avg 9.65

Okuku River at Fox Creek

Falling
8.99 m³/s +105% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 9.61 · 90d avg 4.38

Pareora River at SH1

Falling
5.02 m³/s +53% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.23 · 90d avg 3.29

Rangitata River at Klondyke

Falling
87.41 m³/s +1% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 89.75 · 90d avg 86.13

Tekapo River at downstream Mary Burn Confluence

Falling
15.18 m³/s -15% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 15.33 · 90d avg 17.92

Tekapo River at Spillway

Steady
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 4.2

Twizel River at Upstream Ohau River Confluence

Falling
5.63 m³/s -27% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.73 · 90d avg 7.73

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
90.84 m³/s -42% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 94.22 · 90d avg 157.84

Waimakariri River at Old Highway Bridge

Falling
133 m³/s -14% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 134.84 · 90d avg 155.3

Wainui Stream (Waitaki) at Camerons Culvert

Falling
0.94 m³/s +42% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.95 · 90d avg 0.66

West Coast West Coast Regional Council

Ahaura River

Falling
63.1 m³/s -55% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 64.54 · 90d avg 139.21

Arawhata River

Falling
100.5 m³/s -60% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 100.31 · 90d avg 251.64

Grey River

Falling
91.9 m³/s -46% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 92.23 · 90d avg 170.51

Haast River at Roaring Billy

Falling
88.9 m³/s -34% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 88.59 · 90d avg 134.22

Orikaka/Mackley River

Falling
5 m³/s -78% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.23 · 90d avg 22.53

Otago Otago Regional Council

Arrow at Cornwall street Downstream

Rising
6.37 m³/s -10% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.59 · 90d avg 7.09

Dart at The Hillocks

Falling
43.52 m³/s -32% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 42.54 · 90d avg 64.02

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