# Opuahou Stream, a waterway of Christchurch

A stream, 7.3 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 1 suburb. Also recorded as “Puahou”.

## The suburbs on its banks

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


## The reports along it
34 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [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)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7925905), 4403–4441 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7787904), [6 Church Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/6-church-road)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7741640), [8 Ribble Street, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/8-ribble-street)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7612572), 11–43 Church Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand
- [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/7158100), [4451 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4451-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7044710), [30 Upper Church Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/30-upper-church-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6372732), [30 Upper Church Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/30-upper-church-road)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6336318), 47–147 Harmans Track, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6332668), 47–147 Harmans Track, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6290177), [4451 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Little River, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4451-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6285261), [4481 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4481-christchurch-akaroa-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is Opuahou Stream?**

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

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

Little River.

**What else is Opuahou Stream called?**

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