# Shirley Stream, a waterway of Christchurch

A stream, 2.0 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 2 suburbs.

## The suburbs on its banks

- [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond)
- [Shirley](https://www.chch.live/shirley)

## On the register along it

Listed places within about 200m of the line, near the water, not necessarily of it.

- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/31), 66 Chancellor Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/32), 70 Chancellor Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/33), 72 Chancellor Street


## The reports along it
1,679 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9069377), [101 Quinns Road, Shirley, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/101-quinns-road)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9048336), [103 Briggs Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/103-briggs-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9025272), [150 Quinns Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/150-quinns-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9011620), [47 Bellbrook Crescent, Shirley, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/47-bellbrook-crescent)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8997570), [15 Emmett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/15-emmett-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8978205), [137 Emmett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/137-emmett-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8974364), [92 Quinns Road, Shirley, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/92-quinns-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8974358), [114 Quinns Road, Shirley, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/114-quinns-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8951049), [116 Emmett Street, Shirley, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/116-emmett-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8943585), [60 Hope St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/60-hope-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8926993), [75 Quinns Road, Shirley, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/75-quinns-road)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8911157), [2A Palm Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/2a-palm-drive)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is Shirley Stream?**

2.0 km as mapped, 9 ways in the open map, crossing 2 suburbs.

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

Richmond, Shirley.

**What’s on the record along Shirley Stream?**

3 register places sit within 200m of its line, each opens its own record from this page.

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