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Related websites

MetService weather

NIWA climate overview

Central South Island Fishing Conditions

The website links on this page are to graphs of rainfall, water levels and river flows on Environment Canterbury and hydro-electric power company websites.

Waitaki Lakes Recreational Information

The Waitaki Lakes Recreational Information pamphlet includes sections on the lakes, safe boat navigation, camping, hydro power station statistics, wildlife and plants, local walks, and important contact information.

Weather forecasts and observations

For an up-to-date weather forecast:

see the MetService website
call MetPhone on 0900 999 03
See the current cost per minute.

River report

For up-to-date information on flooding, river flows and rainfall from Environment Canterbury either:

call the River Report on 0900 74837 (RIVER). There is a charge 0f 50 cents per minute (plus GST).

Rainfall

Graphs and a table from Environment Canterbury showing recent rainfall.

River flows

Graphs and a table from Environment Canterbury showing the current flow of rivers in the area.

Lake levels

Graphs from Meridian Energy showing current lake levels for:

Lake Tekapo
Lake Pukaki
Lake Ohau
Lake Benmore
Lake Aviemore
Lake Waitaki

Fish & Game reports

Central South Island Fish & Gane publishes:

- Weekly reports during the fishing season

- Monthly reports

Lake Clearwater

Timaru River

Bush Stream

Opihi River

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