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 m³/s +15% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 48.13 · 90d avg 40.76

Canterbury Environment Canterbury

Ashburton River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
50.9 m³/s +25% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 58.88 · 90d avg 40.82

Ashley River at Gorge

Falling
16.58 m³/s -14% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 17.56 · 90d avg 19.29

Ashley River at Lees Valley

Falling
4.85 m³/s -5% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.95 · 90d avg 5.09

Ashley River at SH1 Bridge

Rising
38.97 m³/s +1% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 42.34 · 90d avg 38.53

Grays River at Days Bridge

Falling
6.86 m³/s +44% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.98 · 90d avg 4.78

North Opuha River at Clayton Road Bridge

Falling
2.85 m³/s +12% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.97 · 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
6.04 m³/s +0% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.51 · 90d avg 6.01

Pareora River at SH1

Rising
5.93 m³/s +41% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.06 · 90d avg 4.22

Rangitata River at Klondyke

Falling
104.69 m³/s +7% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 107.94 · 90d avg 97.51

Tekapo River at downstream Mary Burn Confluence

Falling
21.33 m³/s +27% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 21.97 · 90d avg 16.78

Tekapo River at Spillway

Falling
63.96 m³/s +1055% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 61.14 · 90d avg 5.54

Twizel River at Upstream Ohau River Confluence

Falling
10.49 m³/s +30% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 10.7 · 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
202.13 m³/s +21% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 207.46 · 90d avg 167.44

Waimakariri River at Old Highway Bridge

Falling
172.44 m³/s +6% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 176.53 · 90d avg 162

Wainui Stream (Waitaki) at Camerons Culvert

Rising
0.74 m³/s +17% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.74 · 90d avg 0.64

West Coast West Coast Regional Council

Ahaura River

Falling
112.5 m³/s -22% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 116.34 · 90d avg 144.42

Arawhata River

Steady
462.7 m³/s +69% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 274.46

Grey River

Falling
125 m³/s -19% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 126.91 · 90d avg 154.38

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
7.32 m³/s +13% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 7.27 · 90d avg 6.49

Dart at The Hillocks

Falling
52.7 m³/s -21% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 52.86 · 90d avg 67.05

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