# The waterfalls of Christchurch

Every named waterfall the open map records inside the city, 11 named falls, plus 9 more drawn without a name, most of them inside Hinewai Reserve on Banks Peninsula, where the regenerating bush hid them for a century.

## The falls

- [Boundary Falls](https://www.chch.live/fall/boundary-falls)
- [Fantail Falls](https://www.chch.live/fall/fantail-falls)
- [Fushia Falls](https://www.chch.live/fall/fushia-falls)
- [Ghost Falls](https://www.chch.live/fall/ghost-falls)
- [Hinewai Falls](https://www.chch.live/fall/hinewai-falls)
- [Lisa Falls](https://www.chch.live/fall/lisa-falls)
- [Lower Brice Waterfall](https://www.chch.live/fall/lower-brice-waterfall)
- [Newtons Waterfall](https://www.chch.live/fall/newtons-waterfall)
- [Raukawa Falls](https://www.chch.live/fall/raukawa-falls)
- [Upper Brice Water Fall](https://www.chch.live/fall/upper-brice-water-fall)
- [Wairuru Falls](https://www.chch.live/fall/wairuru-falls)


## Questions, answered briefly

**How many named waterfalls does Christchurch have?**

11 named waterfalls on the open map, plus 9 more drawn without a name, most of them inside Hinewai Reserve on Banks Peninsula, where the regenerating bush hid them for a century.

**Where are the falls?**

Almost all in the harbour’s southern bays, Hinewai Reserve above Ōtanerito holds the densest cluster, and the Brice waterfalls drop on the harbour’s north-western edge. The map shows each pin.

**Can you walk to them?**

Most of the named falls sit on public walking tracks, Hinewai’s loop passes several. The tracks roll at [/track](https://www.chch.live/track) lists the walks; a waterfall page is a map record, not an access guide.

**Where does the falls map come from?**

OpenStreetMap, every named waterfall inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position, usually the top or the plunge line, not a surveyed mark.


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Named waterfalls on OpenStreetMap, inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position, usually the top or the plunge line, not a surveyed mark.
The roll as data: https://www.chch.live/falls.geojson
The tracks: https://www.chch.live/track