What is the usual flow of Tekapo River at Spillway?

The Tekapo River at Spillway usually carries about 0.049 m³/s: over the past year, half of days were lower and half higher. It averaged more than 59.4 m³/s on only about 18 days of the year.

Who measures the flow of Tekapo River at Spillway?

Environment Canterbury runs the Tekapo River at Spillway gauge. OpenTrails checks its provisional data every 15 minutes.

Tekapo River at Spillway River flow

Steady

Environment Canterbury

View on Explore Map

At 6:00 am on 9 November, the Tekapo River at Spillway was running at 0.000 m³/s, well below its usual flow. It has been falling since it peaked at 1.69 m³/s on Saturday night.

Current flow

0.000 cumecs (m³/s)

Measured Mon, 9 Nov, 6:00 am

Low

0.000 m³/s

Usually

0.049 m³/s

High

59.4 m³/s

Year's highest

79.0 m³/s

18 Mar

48 hours

7 days

1 year

Last 48 hours0.000 m³/s – 1.69 m³/s

Sat 7:15 amMon 6:00 am

About this gauge

Environment Canterbury manages this recorder.

All gauges on the Tekapo River →

Provisional data, unverified and subject to change. Rivers can rise quickly. Do not cross if the river looks unsafe. If in doubt, stay out. River crossing safety (DOC)

Nearby River Gauges

Mistake River Immediately D/S of Intake (BCL - calc)

1.76 m³/s

Steady

18 km away

Opihi River at Cloudy Peaks

1.15 m³/s

Steady

18.9 km away

Mary Burn/Te Kohai at SH8

0.82 m³/s

Steady

22.4 km away

South Opuha River at Stoneleigh Road

4.49 m³/s

Steady

22.6 km away

Nearby Huts

South Opuha Hut

23.7 km away

Nearby Trails

Lake Tekapo Coastal Walkway

0.4 km away

Cowans Hill Track

1.1 km away

The Pioneer DAY 3

1.4 km away

Tekapo XC Loop

1.7 km away

Tekapo Mt John Walkway

1.9 km away

Lagoon Loop

2.3 km away

Tekapo River at Spillway .__m__-Rtbbamb{font-size:var(--mantine-h4-font-size);}@media(min-width: 48em){.__m__-Rtbbamb{font-size:var(--mantine-h3-font-size);}}River flow

About this gauge

Nearby River Gauges

Nearby Huts

Nearby Trails

Tekapo River at Spillway River flow