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
11
Falling
11
Steady
2
Rising Falling Steady

Showing all 24 rivers

Marlborough Marlborough District Council

Acheron River at Clarence

Falling
52.9 m³/s +31% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 57.34 · 90d avg 40.52

Canterbury Environment Canterbury

Ashburton River at SH1 Bridge

Rising
56.02 m³/s +39% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 52.4 · 90d avg 40.45

Ashley River at Gorge

Rising
20.05 m³/s +5% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 17.93 · 90d avg 19.17

Ashley River at Lees Valley

Rising
5.75 m³/s +14% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.65 · 90d avg 5.05

Ashley River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
33.86 m³/s -11% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 33.42 · 90d avg 38.22

Grays River at Days Bridge

Rising
7.3 m³/s +54% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 7.15 · 90d avg 4.75

North Opuha River at Clayton Road Bridge

Rising
3.59 m³/s +42% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 3.29 · 90d avg 2.53

Ohau River at Below Syphon

Rising
8.94 m³/s -9% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 8.98 · 90d avg 9.81

Okuku River at Fox Creek

Rising
7.53 m³/s +26% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.61 · 90d avg 5.96

Pareora River at SH1

Rising
5.79 m³/s +39% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.77 · 90d avg 4.17

Rangitata River at Klondyke

Falling
118.95 m³/s +22% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 112.08 · 90d avg 97.24

Tekapo River at downstream Mary Burn Confluence

Falling
22.55 m³/s +35% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 22.67 · 90d avg 16.7

Tekapo River at Spillway

Rising
61.6 m³/s +1121% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 62.13 · 90d avg 5.04

Twizel River at Upstream Ohau River Confluence

Falling
11.4 m³/s +42% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 11.76 · 90d avg 8.05

Waihi River Downstream Barkers

Steady
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 0.85

Waimakariri at Below Otarama

Falling
220.28 m³/s +33% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 219.85 · 90d avg 166.19

Waimakariri River at Old Highway Bridge

Falling
179.76 m³/s +11% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 182.1 · 90d avg 161.44

Wainui Stream (Waitaki) at Camerons Culvert

Rising
0.74 m³/s +16% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.74 · 90d avg 0.64

West Coast West Coast Regional Council

Ahaura River

Falling
118.7 m³/s -18% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 136.48 · 90d avg 144.05

Arawhata River

Steady
462.7 m³/s +69% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 273.14

Grey River

Rising
139.4 m³/s -9% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 147.98 · 90d avg 153.71

Orikaka/Mackley River

Falling
10.2 m³/s -53% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 11.5 · 90d avg 21.64

Otago Otago Regional Council

Arrow at Cornwall street Downstream

Falling
7.34 m³/s +14% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 7.66 · 90d avg 6.46

Dart at The Hillocks

Falling
55.52 m³/s -17% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 56.85 · 90d avg 67.03

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