# Otukaikino Creek, a waterway of Christchurch

A stream, 8.6 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 3 suburbs. Also recorded as “Ōtūkaikino”.

## Can you swim here

[Ōtūkaikino Creek Swimming hole](https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/canterbury-region/swimming/otukaikino-creek-at-swimming-hole/swimsite), the LAWA monitor that sits on its reach, LAWA keeps it on special status, graded unsuitable for swimming. 1 more monitored spot sits on its reach.

*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

- [Belfast](https://www.chch.live/belfast)
- [Coutts Island](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island)
- [Northwood](https://www.chch.live/northwood)


## The reports along it
608 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9079882), Western Belfast Bypass Motorway, Canterbury, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9076873), [21 Rushmore Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/belfast/21-rushmore-drive)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9076392), [15R Dickeys Road, Belfast, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/belfast/15r-dickeys-road)
- [Sediment - Construction](https://www.chch.live/report/9071681), [130R Johns Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/belfast/130r-johns-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9032282), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9020814), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9011374), [59 Coutts Island Road, Coutts Island, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/59-coutts-island-road)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9011368), [71 Coutts Island Road, Coutts Island, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/71-coutts-island-road)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8976598), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8976552), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8965300), Western Belfast Bypass Motorway, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8904312), [12 Dickeys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/12-dickeys-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is Otukaikino Creek?**

8.6 km as mapped, 6 ways in the open map, crossing 3 suburbs.

**Which suburbs does Otukaikino Creek pass through?**

Belfast, Coutts Island, Northwood.

**What else is Otukaikino Creek called?**

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