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
7
Falling
14
Steady
2
Rising Falling Steady

Showing all 23 rivers

Marlborough Marlborough District Council

Acheron River at Clarence

Rising
34.3 m³/s -21% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 35.74 · 90d avg 43.16

Canterbury Environment Canterbury

Ashburton River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
7.22 m³/s -82% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 7.27 · 90d avg 40.32

Ashley River at Gorge

Falling
8.75 m³/s -55% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 8.99 · 90d avg 19.46

Ashley River at Lees Valley

Falling
2.53 m³/s -51% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.51 · 90d avg 5.14

Ashley River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
5.93 m³/s -85% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 11.86 · 90d avg 38.68

Grays River at Days Bridge

Falling
5.6 m³/s +10% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.7 · 90d avg 5.1

North Opuha River at Clayton Road Bridge

Rising
2.3 m³/s -11% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.16 · 90d avg 2.58

Ohau River at Below Syphon

Falling
8.54 m³/s -12% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 8.54 · 90d avg 9.66

Okuku River at Fox Creek

Falling
2.33 m³/s -61% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.43 · 90d avg 6.02

Pareora River at SH1

Falling
2.85 m³/s -35% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.89 · 90d avg 4.38

Rangitata River at Klondyke

Falling
49.76 m³/s -47% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 51.37 · 90d avg 93.68

Tekapo River at downstream Mary Burn Confluence

Falling
16.17 m³/s -7% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 16.42 · 90d avg 17.43

Tekapo River at Spillway

Steady
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 5.54

Twizel River at Upstream Ohau River Confluence

Falling
5.85 m³/s -29% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.88 · 90d avg 8.24

Waihi River Downstream Barkers

Steady
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 0.66

Waimakariri at Below Otarama

Falling
156.08 m³/s -9% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 159.13 · 90d avg 172.32

Waimakariri River at Old Highway Bridge

Falling
124.78 m³/s -23% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 129 · 90d avg 161.32

Wainui Stream (Waitaki) at Camerons Culvert

Falling
0.64 m³/s -3% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.64 · 90d avg 0.65

West Coast West Coast Regional Council

Ahaura River

Rising
156.8 m³/s +13% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 117.51 · 90d avg 138.85

Grey River

Rising
137.2 m³/s -13% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 114.99 · 90d avg 157.1

Orikaka/Mackley River

Rising
15.1 m³/s -27% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 12.38 · 90d avg 20.77

Otago Otago Regional Council

Arrow at Cornwall street Downstream

Rising
7.93 m³/s +18% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 9.19 · 90d avg 6.74

Dart at The Hillocks

Rising
101.28 m³/s +68% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 129.56 · 90d avg 60.25

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