# Te Rautahi, a waterway of Christchurch A stream, 1.4 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 1 suburb. ## Can you swim here [French Farm Bay](https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/canterbury-region/swimming/french-farm-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 - [Wainui](https://www.chch.live/wainui) ## The reports along it 11 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/7141745), [216 Wainui Main Rd, Canterbury, French Farm 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainui/216-wainui-main-road) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/7001000), [20 Winery Rd, Canterbury, French Farm 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainui/20-winery-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6967289), [283 Wainui Main Rd, Canterbury, Banks Peninsula Ward 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainui/283-wainui-main-road) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/6442322), 6WC5+QH, French Farm 7582, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5706234), [250 Wainui Main Road, Canterbury 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainui/250-wainui-main-road) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/5332282), 6WC5+QH, French Farm 7582, New Zealand - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/3928530), 6WC5+QH, French Farm 7582, New Zealand - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/3840862), [250 Wainui Main Road, Canterbury 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainui/250-wainui-main-road) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3352271), [250 Wainui Main Road, Canterbury 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainui/250-wainui-main-road) - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/934456), [270 Wainui Main Road, French Farm 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainui/270-wainui-main-road) - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/385425), Wainui Main Road, French Farm, 7582, Canterbury ## Questions, answered briefly **How long is Te Rautahi?** 1.4 km as mapped, 1 way in the open map, crossing 1 suburb. **Which suburbs does Te Rautahi pass through?** Wainui. **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. --- 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/te-rautahi Every waterway as data: https://www.chch.live/waterways.geojson The whole roll: https://www.chch.live/river