River Flow Information: 0800 426 463 Otago Regional Council

Water Info

Rating Change

As at 18/01/2018 1600 hrs, new rating applied to Waiwera River at Maws Farm

Rating Change

As at 18/01/2018 1600 hrs, new rating applied to Wairuna at Millar Road

Rating Change

As at 18/01/2018 1530 hrs, new rating applied to Lovells Creek at SH1

Rating Change

As at 18/1/2018 1300 hrs, new rating applied to Taieri River at Waipiata

Rating Change

As at 18/01/2018 0930 hrs, new rating applied to Shag River at The Grange

Rating Change

As at 18/01/2018 0900 hrs, new rating applied to Shag River at Craig Road

Site Alerts

Monitoring sites with active alerts appear in the alert box. Site indicators flash RED if in flood or YELLOW when low flows are occurring.

These warnings are triggered by flood levels and river management flows, such as minimum flows set for each site. Most of these flows and levels are displayed on the site graphs.

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Data Update Frequency

Most monitoring sites measuring river and rainfall information update hourly. Data downloaded from remote sites may vary from this.

Alerts

Kakanui at Mill Dam Low Level Alert	Minimum Flow Secondary permits cease from October to April Last Reading 0.253
Taieri at Sutton Low Level Alert	Minimum Flow Primary permits cease Last Reading 1.221
Shag at Craig Road Low Level Alert	Minimum Flow Primary permits cease Last Reading 0.143
Waianakarua at Browns Low Level Alert	Minimum Flow Primary permits cease from October to April Last Reading 0.179
Taieri at Outram Low Level Alert	Minimum Flow Primary permits cease Last Reading 2.252
Mill Creek at Fish Trap Low Level Alert	Minimum Flow Primary permits cease Last Reading 0.174
Pomahaka at Burkes Ford Low Level Alert	Minimum Flow Primary permits cease from October to April Last Reading 2.907
Taieri at Tiroiti Low Level Alert	Minimum Flow Primary permits cease Last Reading 1.043
Taieri at Waipiata Low Level Alert	Minimum Flow Primary permits cease Last Reading 0.793
Waiwera at Maws Farm Low Level Alert	Minimum Flow Primary permits cease Last Reading 0.143

The Otago Water Plan includes a suite of water quality rules to ensure good quality water in Otago’s waterways. These rules control contaminants and sediment coming off rural properties into waterways from runoff, leaching, and drains (non-point sources). Landholders are responsible for choosing methods of managing contaminant discharge to waterways that ensure that their property complies with the rules.

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LAWA displays water quality and trend information for more than 1100 freshwater sites throughout New Zealand

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Otago has been experiencing drier than normal conditions recently. These are likely to continue throughout the 2015-16 summer, due to the El Nino event under way in the Pacific Ocean.

More info on managing water availability this summer

Disclaimer
Information displayed on this web site is provisional and has not been checked using the Council’s Quality Assurance procedures. The Otago Regional Council, Contact Energy, Trustpower, Environment Canterbury, Environment Southland and NIWA do not make any warranty, expressed or implied or assume legal liability or responsibility whatsoever for the accuracy or completeness of this information nor does it make any representation whatsoever that the information is fit for any particular purpose.

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