Waiau Uwha River at Glenhope
1.61m
Sat, 17 Oct, 11:00 pm · 28 min ago
- 3 h change
- +4 mm
- Steady for
- 42 h
- 7-day peak
- 2.09Thu, 15 Oct, 3:45 am
- 30-day median
- 1.55
- 30-day range
- 1.47 – 2.09
- Highest gauged
- 142 m³/s
- Water temperature
- 8.5 °C
Stage
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Water temperature
°C, last weekJBNZ river guide
Waiau Uwha River, sections that cite this gauge are markedSections
Waiau Uwha RiverSea to Leslie Hills Class 1
Shingle, braided · 68 km · 3.75 m/km
Minimum flow 35 cumecs. Waiau Uwha Mouth now 75.8 m³/s, above the minimum. The sheet does not name the gauge; this is our choice.
Launch SH1 bridge, or Waiau township
Low flows can present issues. All huts along this section are privately owned: seek permission from the owners before using them.
Leslie Hills to Ferry Bridge Class 2
Gorgy, rocks · 16 km · 3.9 m/km
Launch Waiau township, Mason River junction
Notify the commercial operator
Ferry Bridge to the Hope Class 2
Boulders, braided · 19 km · 6.3 m/km
Launch As above
Hope confluence to the Narrows Class 3
Rocky, rapids, gorgy · 19 km · 8.9 m/km
Launch Waiau riverbed above the Hanmer Ferry bridge
The Narrows have been boated. Very isolated section.
Narrows (Stanley River confluence) to the Ada No uplifting
From the Jet Boating New Zealand Canterbury river information sheet of July 2024, transcribed by hand on 17 October 2026. Uplifting is whether the 5-knot limit is lifted for the section. JBNZ can update the sheet at any time; flo checked it 4.9 h ago. Open the PDF.
Weather
at Waiau Uwha Glenhope · Open-Meteo10pm
Fog
6.0°
–
1 E
1am
Fog
4.5°
–
3 NW
4am
Fog
2.0°
–
6 NW
7am
Fog
2.2°
–
8 NW
10am
Clear
14.7°
–
5 NW
1pm
Clear
18.9°
–
6 SE
4pm
Clear
17.5°
–
9 SE
7pm
Clear
14.8°
–
6 E
10pm
Clear
9.3°
–
4 NW
1am
Clear
5.0°
–
6 NW
4am
Fog
4.1°
–
9 NW
7am
Fog
4.5°
–
9 NW
Sat Fog 6.1°/ 6.0° dry
Sun Fog 18.9°/ 1.9° dry
Mon Drizzle 20.0°/ 4.0° 0.1 mm
Tue Fog 20.3°/ 7.0° dry