# Dudley Creek, a waterway of Christchurch

A stream, 9.4 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 8 suburbs.

## The suburbs on its banks

- [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale)
- [Burwood](https://www.chch.live/burwood)
- [Dallington](https://www.chch.live/dallington)
- [Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/mairehau)
- [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui)
- [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond)
- [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans)
- [Strowan](https://www.chch.live/strowan)

## On the register along it

Listed places within about 200m of the line, near the water, not necessarily of it.

- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/31), 66 Chancellor Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/32), 70 Chancellor Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/33), 72 Chancellor Street
- [Streets with trees and plaques](https://www.chch.live/place/547)


## The reports along it
6,839 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9085054), [445 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/445-papanui-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9081204), [39 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/39-bellvue-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9078011), [310 Hills Road, Mairehau, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mairehau/310-hills-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9071813), [257 Hills Road, Mairehau, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mairehau/257-hills-road)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9066992), [276 Cranford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/276-cranford-street)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9065011), [198 Condell Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/198-condell-avenue)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9064921), [6 Kellys Road, Mairehau, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mairehau/6-kellys-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9059498), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9058920), [55 Nancy Avenue, Mairehau, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mairehau/55-nancy-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9054869), [92 Stapletons Road, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/92-stapletons-road)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9052999), [56 Averill St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/56-averill-street)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9052278), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
## Walks that cross it

- [The station and the trees](https://www.chch.live/walks/papanui-memorial-trees)


## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is Dudley Creek?**

9.4 km as mapped, 76 ways in the open map, crossing 8 suburbs.

**Which suburbs does Dudley Creek pass through?**

Bishopdale, Burwood, Dallington, Mairehau, and 4 more.

**What’s on the record along Dudley Creek?**

4 register places sit within 200m of its line, each opens its own record from this page.

**Is the line on the map the whole waterway?**

It’s the centreline, the middle of the water as mapped on OpenStreetMap, not its banks. A line says where it runs, not how wide it is or whether it carries water today.


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The line is OpenStreetMap’s, named ways tagged river, stream, drain or canal inside the city boundary, merged by name (ODbL). Centrelines, not banks; the live gauges are instruments, kept at https://www.chch.live/rivers.
The page: https://www.chch.live/river/dudley-creek
Every waterway as data: https://www.chch.live/waterways.geojson
The whole roll: https://www.chch.live/river