# Ōpara Stream, a waterway of Christchurch

A stream, 8.0 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 1 suburb. Also recorded as “Ōpara”.

## Can you swim here

[Okains Bay estuary](https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/canterbury-region/swimming/okains-bay-estuary/swimsite), the LAWA monitor that sits on its reach, LAWA’s long-term grade for it is very low risk.

*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

- [Okains Bay](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay)


## The reports along it
25 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8863274), Chorlton Road, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand
- [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8863223), Chorlton Road, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8725218), [1158 Okains Bay Road, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1158-okains-bay-road)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8523694), [1163 Okains Bay Rd, Canterbury, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1163-okains-bay-road)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8478846), [1163 Okains Bay Rd, Canterbury, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1163-okains-bay-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8411968), [1147 Okains Bay Road, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1147-okains-bay-road)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7750439), [692 Okains Bay Road, Banks Peninsula, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/692-okains-bay-road)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7632249), [1162 Okains Bay Rd, Canterbury, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1162-okains-bay-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7244428), [1147 Okains Bay Road, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1147-okains-bay-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7243947), [1163 Okains Bay Rd, Canterbury, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1163-okains-bay-road)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7169261), 1158–1176 Okains Bay Rd, Canterbury, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6748311), [1147 Okains Bay Rd, Canterbury, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1147-okains-bay-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is Ōpara Stream?**

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

**Which suburbs does Ōpara Stream pass through?**

Okains Bay.

**What else is Ōpara Stream called?**

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