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
19
Steady
1
Rising Falling Steady

Showing all 23 rivers

Marlborough Marlborough District Council

Acheron River at Clarence

Falling
30 m³/s -28% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 30.75 · 90d avg 41.57

Canterbury Environment Canterbury

Ashburton River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
33.67 m³/s -19% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 34.11 · 90d avg 41.44

Ashley River at Gorge

Falling
11.24 m³/s -42% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 11.41 · 90d avg 19.42

Ashley River at Lees Valley

Falling
3.3 m³/s -36% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 3.29 · 90d avg 5.13

Ashley River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
17.93 m³/s -54% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 18.32 · 90d avg 38.95

Grays River at Days Bridge

Rising
6.18 m³/s +26% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.21 · 90d avg 4.89

North Opuha River at Clayton Road Bridge

Falling
2.19 m³/s -14% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.29 · 90d avg 2.56

Ohau River at Below Syphon

Falling
8.65 m³/s -11% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 8.69 · 90d avg 9.77

Okuku River at Fox Creek

Falling
3.53 m³/s -42% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 3.69 · 90d avg 6.07

Pareora River at SH1

Rising
4.21 m³/s -2% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 3.86 · 90d avg 4.31

Rangitata River at Klondyke

Falling
59.75 m³/s -39% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 65.96 · 90d avg 97.26

Tekapo River at downstream Mary Burn Confluence

Falling
17.92 m³/s +5% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 18.27 · 90d avg 17.06

Tekapo River at Spillway

Rising
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 1.04 · 90d avg 5.65

Twizel River at Upstream Ohau River Confluence

Falling
7.6 m³/s -8% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 7.76 · 90d avg 8.23

Waihi River Downstream Barkers

Steady
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 0.77

Waimakariri at Below Otarama

Falling
159.99 m³/s -6% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 161.61 · 90d avg 170.26

Waimakariri River at Old Highway Bridge

Falling
129.58 m³/s -20% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 130.9 · 90d avg 162.76

Wainui Stream (Waitaki) at Camerons Culvert

Falling
0.69 m³/s +7% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.69 · 90d avg 0.65

West Coast West Coast Regional Council

Ahaura River

Falling
89.3 m³/s -38% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 92.21 · 90d avg 143.1

Grey River

Falling
109.7 m³/s -30% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 114.89 · 90d avg 156.11

Orikaka/Mackley River

Falling
5.1 m³/s -76% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.2 · 90d avg 21.24

Otago Otago Regional Council

Arrow at Cornwall street Downstream

Falling
5.87 m³/s -11% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.02 · 90d avg 6.62

Dart at The Hillocks

Falling
44.44 m³/s -31% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 43.79 · 90d avg 64.87

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