# Takamatua Stream, a waterway of Christchurch

A stream, 3.5 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 1 suburb. Also recorded as “Takamatua”.

## Can you swim here

[Takamatua Bay](https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/canterbury-region/swimming/takamatua-bay/swimsite), the LAWA monitor that is ~350 m away, its latest weekly sample graded it suitable for swimming.

*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

- [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa)


## The reports along it
33 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8559615), [5 Bells Road, Akaroa, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/5-bells-road)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8176994), [4 Takamatua Bay Road, Akaroa, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-takamatua-bay-road)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8142137), [2A Old French Rd, Canterbury, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/2a-old-french-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7949137), [4 Kotlowski Road, Akaroa, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-kotlowski-road)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7880614), [1 Old French Road, Akaroa, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/1-old-french-road)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7835672), [1 Old French Rd, Canterbury, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/1-old-french-road)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7762184), [1 Old French Rd, Canterbury, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/1-old-french-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7750808), [90 Takamatua Valley Road, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/90-takamatua-valley-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7339237), [10 Takamatua Beach Rd, Canterbury, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/10-takamatua-beach-road)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7319065), [62 Takamatua Valley Road, Akaroa, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/62-takamatua-valley-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6956650), [46 Takamatua Valley Road, Akaroa, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/46-takamatua-valley-road)
- [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/6832184), 63–89 Takamatua Valley Rd, Canterbury, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is Takamatua Stream?**

3.5 km as mapped, 5 ways in the open map, crossing 1 suburb.

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

Akaroa.

**What else is Takamatua Stream called?**

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