River readings come from the monitoring agencies below. We reformat values and observation times for text messages. Data may be provisional and revised by its source; no agency endorsement is implied.
United States
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
United States readings are sourced from USGS Water Services. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey. Paddle or Portage is not affiliated with or endorsed by USGS.
Canada
Water Survey of Canada
Canadian readings are sourced from the Water Survey of Canada / Water Office, part of Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Paddle or Portage is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Government of Canada.
New Zealand
Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty readings are sourced from the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Environmental Data Portal. © 2021 Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Material is reproduced under the portal disclaimer. Values and observation times are reformatted for SMS. Readings may be raw, unverified or unreviewed and may change. No council endorsement is implied.
Environment Canterbury
Canterbury readings are sourced from Environment Canterbury. Hope at Glynn Wye data is from Environment Canterbury, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values and observation times are reformatted for SMS; data is provisional and may be revised. No council endorsement is implied.
Environment Southland
Southland readings are provisional data sourced from and copyright Environment Southland. The council does not guarantee their accuracy, completeness or currency. Read the council data disclaimer and terms of use; obtain appropriate professional advice before relying on the information. Paddle or Portage is not affiliated with the council.
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Readings are sourced from Greater Wellington Regional Council. The Hutt at Te Marua and Waingawa at Kaituna station datasets identify a CC BY 4.0 licence. Copyright remains with the data owner. Hutt at Te Marua is a council-derived flow estimate and is labelled as derived.
Horizons Regional Council
Readings are sourced from Horizons Regional Council. Mangawhero at Ore Ore, Ohau at Rongomatane, Tokomaru at Riverland Farm and Whanganui at Pipiriki station datasets identify a CC BY 4.0 licence. Manawatu at Teachers College identifies CC BY-NC 4.0. Copyright remains with the data owner.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Readings are sourced from Hawke's Bay Regional Council, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values, units and observation times are reformatted for SMS. Readings are raw and provisional and have not been assessed for quality or completeness. River level is not converted to flow. No council endorsement is implied.
Marlborough District Council
Marlborough readings are sourced from Marlborough District Council. Awatere at Awapiri readings are sourced from and copyright Marlborough District Council, reproduced for this noncommercial service under its terms of use. Values and observation times are reformatted for SMS; data is provisional and may be revised. No council endorsement is implied.
NIWA
Some New Zealand readings are supplied through NIWA’s environmental data portal. NIWA is acknowledged as a data source; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.
Otago Regional Council
Otago readings are sourced from and copyright Otago Regional Council, reproduced for this not-for-profit service under its terms of use. Values and observation times are reformatted for SMS. Data is provisional and may be revised; the council does not guarantee its accuracy, completeness or suitability for a particular purpose. No council endorsement is implied.
Tasman District Council
Tasman readings are sourced from Tasman District Council. Anatoki at Happy Sams, Aorere at Salisbury Bridge, Takaka at Harwoods, Wangapeka at Walter Peak, Roding at Peninsula and Wairoa at Irvines Bridge readings are sourced from and copyright Tasman District Council, used under its website terms for this noncommercial service. The data is provisional, may be revised, and is reformatted for SMS. Salisbury Bridge reports water level, converted from millimetres to metres; no flow is inferred. No council endorsement is implied.
West Coast Regional Council
West Coast readings are sourced from West Coast Regional Council. © Crown copyright, reused under the council's hydrology legal notice. Readings are provisional and reformatted for SMS; river level is not converted to flow.