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
4
Falling
19
Steady
2
Rising Falling Steady

Showing all 25 rivers

Marlborough Marlborough District Council

Acheron River at Clarence

Falling
22.8 m³/s -43% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 23.64 · 90d avg 39.8

Canterbury Environment Canterbury

Ashburton River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
12.51 m³/s -68% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 12.42 · 90d avg 39.34

Ashley River at Gorge

Falling
8.48 m³/s -51% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 8.53 · 90d avg 17.36

Ashley River at Lees Valley

Falling
2.23 m³/s -54% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.24 · 90d avg 4.87

Ashley River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
6.04 m³/s -81% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.13 · 90d avg 31.59

Grays River at Days Bridge

Rising
4.86 m³/s -11% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.84 · 90d avg 5.48

North Opuha River at Clayton Road Bridge

Falling
2.27 m³/s -13% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.33 · 90d avg 2.61

Ohau River at Below Syphon

Falling
9.91 m³/s +3% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 9.9 · 90d avg 9.6

Okuku River at Fox Creek

Falling
2.57 m³/s -46% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.69 · 90d avg 4.76

Pareora River at SH1

Falling
3.08 m³/s -17% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 3.11 · 90d avg 3.71

Rangitata River at Klondyke

Falling
41.22 m³/s -52% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 40.07 · 90d avg 86.5

Tekapo River at downstream Mary Burn Confluence

Rising
13.87 m³/s -23% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 13.89 · 90d avg 17.98

Tekapo River at Spillway

Steady
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 5.53

Twizel River at Upstream Ohau River Confluence

Falling
4.32 m³/s -46% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.34 · 90d avg 8.06

Waihi River Downstream Barkers

Steady
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 0.07

Waimakariri at Below Otarama

Falling
65.55 m³/s -60% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 65.48 · 90d avg 163.48

Waimakariri River at Old Highway Bridge

Falling
81.51 m³/s -48% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 82.14 · 90d avg 158.2

Wainui Stream (Waitaki) at Camerons Culvert

Falling
0.66 m³/s +0% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.66 · 90d avg 0.66

West Coast West Coast Regional Council

Ahaura River

Falling
55 m³/s -61% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 56.02 · 90d avg 141.96

Arawhata River

Rising
168.7 m³/s -35% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 130.16 · 90d avg 257.74

Grey River

Falling
91.9 m³/s -44% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 92.56 · 90d avg 165.43

Haast River at Roaring Billy

Falling
79.2 m³/s -14% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 73.64 · 90d avg 92.4

Orikaka/Mackley River

Falling
2.9 m³/s -86% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.9 · 90d avg 20.67

Otago Otago Regional Council

Arrow at Cornwall street Downstream

Falling
5.52 m³/s -21% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.5 · 90d avg 6.98

Dart at The Hillocks

Rising
56.96 m³/s -5% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 49.42 · 90d avg 60.26

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