# Okana River, a waterway of Christchurch

A river, 4.0 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 1 suburb. Also recorded as “Ōkana / Ōkiri”.

## The suburbs on its banks

- [Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river)


## The reports along it
85 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8787585), [17 Wairewa Pa Road, Banks Peninsula, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/17-wairewa-pa-road)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8747082), [4313 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4313-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8663941), 4297–4313 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8663886), [1 Barclays Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/1-barclays-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8663882), [4207 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4207-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8663810), [4190 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4190-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8441136), [122 Wairewa Pa Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/122-wairewa-pa-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8315861), [48 Western Valley Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/48-western-valley-road)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8170142), [168 Wairewa Pa Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/168-wairewa-pa-road)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8089680), [48 Western Valley Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/48-western-valley-road)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8012733), 4096–4154 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/7991324), [4180 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Banks Peninsula, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4180-christchurch-akaroa-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is Okana River?**

4.0 km as mapped, 1 way in the open map, crossing 1 suburb.

**Which suburbs does Okana River pass through?**

Little River.

**What else is Okana River called?**

The map also records “Ōkana / Ōkiri”, the page answers to all of them.

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