# Jacksons Creek, a waterway of Christchurch A stream, 4.1 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 4 suburbs. ## The suburbs on its banks - [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington) - [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough) - [Opawa](https://www.chch.live/opawa) - [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham) ## On the register along it Listed places within about 200m of the line, near the water, not necessarily of it. - [Former Dwelling and Setting, Risingholme](https://www.chch.live/place/37), 22 Cholmondeley Avenue · List 3131 - [Church Square and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/38), 21A Church Square · List 7516 - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/57), 12 Drummond Street - [Dwelling and Setting, Cardowan](https://www.chch.live/place/167), 64 Opawa Road · List 3815 - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/220), 5 Shelley Street · List 3701 - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/221), 6 Shelley Street · List 3702 - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/222), 13 Spencer Street · List 4914 - [Dwelling and Setting, Fifield](https://www.chch.live/place/286), 14 Hawford Road - [Former MED Substation and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/291), 259 Milton Street - [Church of St Mary the Virgin and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/425), 21A Church Square · List 7516 - [Church of St Mary the Virgin Belltower and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/426) · List 7516 - [Church of St Mary the Virgin Lychgate and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/427) · List 7516 ## The reports along it 7,571 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/9086780), [238 Milton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/238-milton-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9080608), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9075852), [336A Selwyn St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/336a-selwyn-street) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9070865), Ensors Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9069295), [212A Lincoln Road, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/212a-lincoln-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9064323), [21A Church Sq, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/21a-church-sq) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9059289), [33 Southampton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/33-southampton-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9049714), [46 Ford Road, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/46-ford-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9039951), [71 Ruskin St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/71-ruskin-street) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9036680), [32 Antigua Street, Addington, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/32-antigua-street) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9034247), [22 Cameron St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/22-cameron-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9033771), [25A Aynsley Terrace, Opawa, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/25a-aynsley-terrace) ## Walks that cross it - [The flat that kept its fabric](https://www.chch.live/walks/sydenham-flat) - [Church, gaol and the workshops](https://www.chch.live/walks/addington-church-and-gaol) - [The named houses](https://www.chch.live/walks/opawa-named-houses) ## Questions, answered briefly **How long is Jacksons Creek?** 4.1 km as mapped, 36 ways in the open map, crossing 4 suburbs. **Which suburbs does Jacksons Creek pass through?** Addington, Hillsborough, Opawa, Sydenham. **What’s on the record along Jacksons Creek?** 12 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. --- 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/jacksons-creek Every waterway as data: https://www.chch.live/waterways.geojson The whole roll: https://www.chch.live/river