From the Land, Air Water, Aotearoa, LAWA website recreational water quality Canterbury. (Site visited 3rd January 2022)
Caution Advised
Caution Advised
Caution Advised
Caution Advised
Caution Advised
Caution Advised
Caution Advised
All the rivers below are unsuitable for swimming
downstream Fendalton Road bridge

Water fight in the polluted Selwyn at Coe’s Ford

health warning attached to post at Chamberlains Ford
Virtually all the lowland Central Canterbury streams and drains that are monitored for E.Coli by the Canterbury Regional Council are rated D or E.