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
9
Falling
14
Steady
2
Rising Falling Steady

Showing all 25 rivers

Marlborough Marlborough District Council

Acheron River at Clarence

Rising
14 m³/s -58% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 13.77 · 90d avg 33.71

Canterbury Environment Canterbury

Ashburton River at SH1 Bridge

Rising
5.34 m³/s -82% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.38 · 90d avg 29.8

Ashley River at Gorge

Rising
7.12 m³/s -50% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.63 · 90d avg 14.27

Ashley River at Lees Valley

Rising
3.23 m³/s -28% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 3.08 · 90d avg 4.48

Ashley River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
2.82 m³/s -86% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.8 · 90d avg 20.55

Grays River at Days Bridge

Falling
3.91 m³/s -24% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 3.9 · 90d avg 5.14

North Opuha River at Clayton Road Bridge

Rising
2.99 m³/s +3% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 3 · 90d avg 2.91

Ohau River at Below Syphon

Falling
12.62 m³/s +27% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 12.66 · 90d avg 9.92

Okuku River at Fox Creek

Rising
2.02 m³/s -56% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 1.91 · 90d avg 4.61

Pareora River at SH1

Falling
0.06 m³/s -98% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.06 · 90d avg 3.36

Rangitata River at Klondyke

Falling
153.78 m³/s +54% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 161.85 · 90d avg 99.58

Tekapo River at downstream Mary Burn Confluence

Rising
13.55 m³/s -21% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 13.48 · 90d avg 17.14

Tekapo River at Spillway

Rising
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.14 · 90d avg 4.4

Twizel River at Upstream Ohau River Confluence

Falling
4.39 m³/s -44% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.42 · 90d avg 7.82

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
115.47 m³/s -30% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 117.21 · 90d avg 163.79

Waimakariri River at Old Highway Bridge

Falling
129.58 m³/s -19% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 135.81 · 90d avg 159.42

Wainui Stream (Waitaki) at Camerons Culvert

Falling
0.36 m³/s -43% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.37 · 90d avg 0.64

West Coast West Coast Regional Council

Ahaura River

Rising
122.1 m³/s -16% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 127.4 · 90d avg 145.09

Arawhata River

Falling
406.1 m³/s +20% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 449.87 · 90d avg 339.12

Grey River

Falling
131.4 m³/s -26% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 131.4 · 90d avg 177.57

Haast River at Roaring Billy

Steady
633.7 m³/s +225% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 194.74

Orikaka/Mackley River

Falling
6.8 m³/s -68% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 7.48 · 90d avg 21.25

Otago Otago Regional Council

Arrow at Cornwall street Downstream

Falling
5.64 m³/s -25% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.91 · 90d avg 7.52

Dart at The Hillocks

Falling
103.23 m³/s +23% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 109.82 · 90d avg 83.96

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