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
23 m³/s -42% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 23.78 · 90d avg 39.84

Canterbury Environment Canterbury

Ashburton River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
10.52 m³/s -73% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 12.54 · 90d avg 39.36

Ashley River at Gorge

Falling
8.45 m³/s -52% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 8.56 · 90d avg 17.42

Ashley River at Lees Valley

Falling
2.23 m³/s -54% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.24 · 90d avg 4.88

Ashley River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
6.04 m³/s -81% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.15 · 90d avg 31.71

Grays River at Days Bridge

Rising
4.8 m³/s -12% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.84 · 90d avg 5.48

North Opuha River at Clayton Road Bridge

Falling
2.3 m³/s -12% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.34 · 90d avg 2.61

Ohau River at Below Syphon

Falling
9.87 m³/s +3% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 9.91 · 90d avg 9.6

Okuku River at Fox Creek

Falling
2.62 m³/s -45% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.72 · 90d avg 4.79

Pareora River at SH1

Falling
3.08 m³/s -17% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 3.12 · 90d avg 3.73

Rangitata River at Klondyke

Falling
40.31 m³/s -53% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 40.05 · 90d avg 86.52

Tekapo River at downstream Mary Burn Confluence

Rising
14.12 m³/s -21% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 13.88 · 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 4.35 · 90d avg 8.06

Waihi River Downstream Barkers

Steady
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 0.08

Waimakariri at Below Otarama

Falling
64.89 m³/s -60% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 65.59 · 90d avg 163.54

Waimakariri River at Old Highway Bridge

Falling
81.91 m³/s -48% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 82.24 · 90d avg 158.25

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
55.4 m³/s -61% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 56.17 · 90d avg 141.96

Arawhata River

Rising
159 m³/s -38% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 124.56 · 90d avg 257.69

Grey River

Falling
92.3 m³/s -44% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 92.64 · 90d avg 165.48

Haast River at Roaring Billy

Falling
75.9 m³/s -18% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 73.14 · 90d avg 92.48

Orikaka/Mackley River

Falling
2.9 m³/s -86% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.9 · 90d avg 20.65

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
56.83 m³/s -6% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 47.84 · 90d avg 60.25

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