# Linwood Ave Waterrace, a waterway of Christchurch

A drain, 1.2 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 2 suburbs.

## Can you swim here

[Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai  Humphreys Drive](https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/canterbury-region/swimming/avon-heathcote-estuary-at-humphreys-drive/swimsite), the LAWA monitor that is ~150 m away, LAWA keeps it on special status, graded unsuitable for swimming.

*A water-quality risk grade, not a live verdict, after heavy rain any spot can turn. LAWA's page is the one to check on the day.*

## The suburbs on its banks

- [Bromley](https://www.chch.live/bromley)
- [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston)


## The reports along it
804 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9092763), [1 Ti Rakau Drive, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/1-ti-rakau-drive)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9091448), [5 Hersham Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bromley/5-hersham-place)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9081537), [5 Hersham Place, Bromley, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bromley/5-hersham-place)
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/9018300), [7 Ti Rakau Drive, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/7-ti-rakau-drive)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8988619), [114 Saint Johns Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/114-saint-johns-street)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8956199), Linwood Ave near Kidbrooke St, Bromley, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8956196), [2 Kidbrooke Street, Bromley, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bromley/2-kidbrooke-street)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8956174), Windsports Park 194F Dyers Road, Bromley, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8956130), [701 Linwood Avenue, Bromley, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bromley/701-linwood-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8913844), [114 Saint Johns Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/114-saint-johns-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8913524), [116 St Johns St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bromley/116-st-johns-street)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8912081), Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is Linwood Ave Waterrace?**

1.2 km as mapped, 3 ways in the open map, crossing 2 suburbs.

**Which suburbs does Linwood Ave Waterrace pass through?**

Bromley, Woolston.

**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/linwood-ave-waterrace
Every waterway as data: https://www.chch.live/waterways.geojson
The whole roll: https://www.chch.live/river