# Milns Drain, a waterway of Christchurch

A drain, 2.5 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 2 suburbs.

## The suburbs on its banks

- [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell)
- [Westmorland](https://www.chch.live/westmorland)


## The reports along it
626 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9082495), [46 Parklea Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/46-parklea-avenue)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9072025), [32 James Hight Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/32-james-hight-drive)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9066340), [29 James Hight Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/29-james-hight-drive)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9062188), [1 Forgan Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/1-forgan-lane)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9061451), [4 Archibald Place, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/4-archibald-place)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9028207), [8 Edmund Storr Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/8-edmund-storr-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9016930), [278 Halswell Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/278-halswell-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8932742), [6 Edmund Storr Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/6-edmund-storr-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8926258), [6 Edmund Storr Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/6-edmund-storr-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8911498), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8893264), [4 Edmund Storr Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/4-edmund-storr-road)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8888013), [29 Dunsford Close, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/29-dunsford-close)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is Milns Drain?**

2.5 km as mapped, 10 ways in the open map, crossing 2 suburbs.

**Which suburbs does Milns Drain pass through?**

Halswell, Westmorland.

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