# Hayton Stream, a waterway of Christchurch

A stream, 3.1 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 2 suburbs.

## The suburbs on its banks

- [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton)
- [Wigram](https://www.chch.live/wigram)


## The reports along it
495 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9055577), [122 Wigram Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wigram/122-wigram-road)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9004376), [5 Echelon Drive, Wigram, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wigram/5-echelon-drive)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8967843), [141 Wigram Road, Wigram, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wigram/141-wigram-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8940726), [58 Pilkington Way, Wigram, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wigram/58-pilkington-way)
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8928708), [114 Wigram Road, Wigram, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wigram/114-wigram-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8864276), [2 Ballarat Way, Wigram, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wigram/2-ballarat-way)
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8859804), 129–131 Wigram Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Sediment - Construction](https://www.chch.live/report/8849407), [8 Stark Drive, Wigram, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wigram/8-stark-drive)
- [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/8808581), [19R Lodestar Avenue, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wigram/19r-lodestar-avenue)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8736683), [113R The Runway, Wigram, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wigram/113r-the-runway)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8652983), [17b Avenger Crescent, Wigram, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wigram/17b-avenger-crescent)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8633163), [131 Wigram Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wigram/131-wigram-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is Hayton Stream?**

3.1 km as mapped, 8 ways in the open map, crossing 2 suburbs.

**Which suburbs does Hayton Stream pass through?**

Hillmorton, Wigram.

**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/hayton-stream
Every waterway as data: https://www.chch.live/waterways.geojson
The whole roll: https://www.chch.live/river