# Ōkuti River, a waterway of Christchurch

A river, 8.6 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 1 suburb. Also recorded as “Ōkuti”.

## The suburbs on its banks

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


## The reports along it
75 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8567246), [15 Lewthwaites Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/15-lewthwaites-road)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8543750), 342–388 Okuti Valley Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8512294), [104 Okuti Valley Road, Little River, Okuti Valley 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/104-okuti-valley-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8406406), [287A Okuti Valley Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/287a-okuti-valley-road)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8344093), 185–191 Okuti Valley Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8179739), [12 Lewthwaites Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/12-lewthwaites-road)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8099370), [287 Okuti Valley Road, Banks Peninsula, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/287-okuti-valley-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8081343), [40 Okuti Valley Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/40-okuti-valley-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7983900), 119–155 Okuti Valley Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/7939795), 262–264 Okuti Valley Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/7924819), [277 Okuti Valley Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/277-okuti-valley-road)
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/7910435), [287 Okuti Valley Road, Banks Peninsula, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/287-okuti-valley-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is Ōkuti River?**

8.6 km as mapped, 2 ways in the open map, crossing 1 suburb.

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

Little River.

**What else is Ōkuti River called?**

The map also records “Ōkuti”, 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/okuti-river
Every waterway as data: https://www.chch.live/waterways.geojson
The whole roll: https://www.chch.live/river