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
2
Rising Falling Steady

Showing all 24 rivers

Marlborough Marlborough District Council

Acheron River at Clarence

Falling
47.4 m³/s +16% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 48.47 · 90d avg 40.75

Canterbury Environment Canterbury

Ashburton River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
51.23 m³/s +26% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 60.43 · 90d avg 40.81

Ashley River at Gorge

Falling
16.63 m³/s -14% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 17.8 · 90d avg 19.29

Ashley River at Lees Valley

Falling
4.86 m³/s -4% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.01 · 90d avg 5.09

Ashley River at SH1 Bridge

Rising
39.71 m³/s +3% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 42.78 · 90d avg 38.53

Grays River at Days Bridge

Falling
6.86 m³/s +44% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 7 · 90d avg 4.78

North Opuha River at Clayton Road Bridge

Falling
2.86 m³/s +12% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 3 · 90d avg 2.55

Ohau River at Below Syphon

Falling
8.85 m³/s -10% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 8.86 · 90d avg 9.81

Okuku River at Fox Creek

Falling
6.18 m³/s +3% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.62 · 90d avg 6.01

Pareora River at SH1

Rising
5.96 m³/s +41% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.09 · 90d avg 4.21

Rangitata River at Klondyke

Falling
105.06 m³/s +8% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 108.71 · 90d avg 97.51

Tekapo River at downstream Mary Burn Confluence

Falling
21.99 m³/s +31% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 22.04 · 90d avg 16.78

Tekapo River at Spillway

Falling
62.91 m³/s +1041% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 60.83 · 90d avg 5.51

Twizel River at Upstream Ohau River Confluence

Falling
10.54 m³/s +30% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 10.75 · 90d avg 8.1

Waihi River Downstream Barkers

Steady
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 0.84

Waimakariri at Below Otarama

Falling
200.89 m³/s +20% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 208.63 · 90d avg 167.42

Waimakariri River at Old Highway Bridge

Falling
173.52 m³/s +7% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 177.03 · 90d avg 161.99

Wainui Stream (Waitaki) at Camerons Culvert

Rising
0.75 m³/s +17% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.74 · 90d avg 0.64

West Coast West Coast Regional Council

Ahaura River

Falling
113 m³/s -22% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 116.98 · 90d avg 144.4

Arawhata River

Steady
462.7 m³/s +69% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 274.38

Grey River

Falling
124.1 m³/s -20% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 127.54 · 90d avg 154.34

Orikaka/Mackley River

Falling
8.3 m³/s -62% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 8.6 · 90d avg 21.66

Otago Otago Regional Council

Arrow at Cornwall street Downstream

Falling
7.08 m³/s +9% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 7.29 · 90d avg 6.49

Dart at The Hillocks

Falling
52.83 m³/s -21% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 53 · 90d avg 67.05

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