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
19
Steady
1
Rising Falling Steady

Showing all 25 rivers

Marlborough Marlborough District Council

Acheron River at Clarence

Falling
19.7 m³/s -49% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 20.15 · 90d avg 38.63

Canterbury Environment Canterbury

Ashburton River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
4.99 m³/s -87% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.14 · 90d avg 38.91

Ashley River at Gorge

Falling
7.83 m³/s -51% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 7.86 · 90d avg 16.12

Ashley River at Lees Valley

Falling
2.06 m³/s -56% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.1 · 90d avg 4.69

Ashley River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
4.93 m³/s -82% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.96 · 90d avg 27.42

Grays River at Days Bridge

Falling
4.75 m³/s -14% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.76 · 90d avg 5.51

North Opuha River at Clayton Road Bridge

Rising
2.3 m³/s -11% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.3 · 90d avg 2.59

Ohau River at Below Syphon

Rising
9.95 m³/s +4% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 9.95 · 90d avg 9.6

Okuku River at Fox Creek

Falling
2.26 m³/s -48% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.31 · 90d avg 4.36

Pareora River at SH1

Falling
2.68 m³/s -21% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.72 · 90d avg 3.41

Rangitata River at Klondyke

Rising
56.79 m³/s -34% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 56.21 · 90d avg 85.75

Tekapo River at downstream Mary Burn Confluence

Falling
13.62 m³/s -24% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 13.63 · 90d avg 17.98

Tekapo River at Spillway

Falling
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 5.39

Twizel River at Upstream Ohau River Confluence

Falling
4.45 m³/s -44% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.4 · 90d avg 8

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
62.09 m³/s -62% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 62.37 · 90d avg 161.33

Waimakariri River at Old Highway Bridge

Falling
73.2 m³/s -53% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 73.69 · 90d avg 156.18

Wainui Stream (Waitaki) at Camerons Culvert

Rising
0.65 m³/s -0% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.65 · 90d avg 0.65

West Coast West Coast Regional Council

Ahaura River

Rising
50.1 m³/s -65% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 47.76 · 90d avg 141.81

Arawhata River

Falling
109.4 m³/s -58% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 114.79 · 90d avg 259.29

Grey River

Falling
87.9 m³/s -47% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 88.41 · 90d avg 165.86

Haast River at Roaring Billy

Falling
81 m³/s -11% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 84.04 · 90d avg 90.64

Orikaka/Mackley River

Falling
2.4 m³/s -88% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.4 · 90d avg 20.65

Otago Otago Regional Council

Arrow at Cornwall street Downstream

Falling
6.5 m³/s -7% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.28 · 90d avg 7.02

Dart at The Hillocks

Falling
51.94 m³/s -15% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 53.48 · 90d avg 60.81

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