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Transparency

Data sources & limitations

River Check brings measured river flows, weather forecasts and its own fishing-planning interpretation into one view. This page explains which parts come from data providers and which parts River Check creates.

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Measured flow

Flow, stage, observation time and quality information originate from the named monitoring organisation.

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River Check interpretation

Condition labels, thresholds, trends, rankings, alerts and fishing-planning summaries are River Check calculations or editorial judgements.

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Check before relying

Source data can be provisional, revised, delayed or unavailable. River Check is not a flood-warning, navigation or personal-safety service.

River monitoring

Flow data providers

Environment Canterbury

River flow and monitoring-station observations

This work uses data sourced from Environment Canterbury.

Observations may be provisional, revised, delayed or unavailable.

Open provider source

Otago Regional Council

River flow and monitoring-station observations

River flow data sourced from Otago Regional Council.

Portal data may be provisional and may include observations owned by third parties.

Open provider source

Environment Southland

River flow and monitoring-station observations

River flow data sourced from Environment Southland.

Observations may be provisional, revised, delayed or unavailable.

Open provider source

West Coast Regional Council

River flow and monitoring-station observations

River flow data sourced from West Coast Regional Council.

Observations may be provisional, revised, delayed or unavailable.

Open provider source

Tasman District Council

River flow and monitoring-station observations

River flow data sourced from Tasman District Council.

Observations may be provisional, revised, delayed or unavailable.

Open provider source

Marlborough District Council

River flow and monitoring-station observations

River flow data sourced from Marlborough District Council.

Observations may be provisional, revised, delayed or unavailable.

Open provider source

Supporting data

Weather and maps

Norwegian Meteorological Institute

Locationforecast weather forecast

Weather data from MET Norway, transformed and presented by River Check.

Forecasts are model output and may change. Delivery is not guaranteed.

Open source CC BY 4.0 / NLOD 2.0

River Check model

What River Check adds

River Check converts provider measurements into condition bands using general river-size defaults or station-specific thresholds. It also calculates recent direction of change, combines river and weather information, and produces planning summaries. These outputs are not issued or endorsed by the source councils or MET Norway.

Fishing access, regulations and conditions can change. Confirm current regulations with Fish & Game New Zealand and assess conditions at the river.