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
1
Falling
21
Steady
2
Rising Falling Steady

Showing all 24 rivers

Marlborough Marlborough District Council

Acheron River at Clarence

Falling
42.9 m³/s +5% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 44.7 · 90d avg 40.95

Canterbury Environment Canterbury

Ashburton River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
50.25 m³/s +23% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 49.15 · 90d avg 40.88

Ashley River at Gorge

Falling
15.43 m³/s -20% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 15.69 · 90d avg 19.26

Ashley River at Lees Valley

Falling
4.7 m³/s -8% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 4.85 · 90d avg 5.08

Ashley River at SH1 Bridge

Falling
31.85 m³/s -17% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 33.65 · 90d avg 38.51

Grays River at Days Bridge

Falling
6.67 m³/s +39% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.81 · 90d avg 4.79

North Opuha River at Clayton Road Bridge

Falling
2.74 m³/s +7% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 2.77 · 90d avg 2.55

Ohau River at Below Syphon

Falling
8.81 m³/s -10% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 8.83 · 90d avg 9.8

Okuku River at Fox Creek

Falling
5.5 m³/s -8% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.74 · 90d avg 6

Pareora River at SH1

Falling
5.15 m³/s +22% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 5.43 · 90d avg 4.22

Rangitata River at Klondyke

Falling
97.36 m³/s -0% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 100.04 · 90d avg 97.53

Tekapo River at downstream Mary Burn Confluence

Falling
20.74 m³/s +23% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 21.4 · 90d avg 16.82

Tekapo River at Spillway

Falling
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 16.03 · 90d avg 5.69

Twizel River at Upstream Ohau River Confluence

Falling
9.84 m³/s +21% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 10.11 · 90d avg 8.12

Waihi River Downstream Barkers

Steady
0 m³/s -100% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 0.83

Waimakariri at Below Otarama

Falling
192.56 m³/s +15% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 194.98 · 90d avg 167.63

Waimakariri River at Old Highway Bridge

Falling
158.85 m³/s -2% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 164.85 · 90d avg 162.03

Wainui Stream (Waitaki) at Camerons Culvert

Falling
0.74 m³/s +15% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0.74 · 90d avg 0.64

West Coast West Coast Regional Council

Ahaura River

Falling
109.7 m³/s -24% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 115.03 · 90d avg 144.72

Arawhata River

Steady
462.7 m³/s +68% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 0 · 90d avg 275.66

Grey River

Rising
132.3 m³/s -15% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 130.95 · 90d avg 154.93

Orikaka/Mackley River

Falling
7.4 m³/s -66% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 7.6 · 90d avg 21.67

Otago Otago Regional Council

Arrow at Cornwall street Downstream

Falling
6.94 m³/s +6% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 6.99 · 90d avg 6.53

Dart at The Hillocks

Falling
49.58 m³/s -26% vs 90-day avg

12h avg 52 · 90d avg 67.08

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