Is Kaituna River (Okere Falls) running?
Site data as of Nov 4, 2026, 4:04 PM MT.
No live USGS gauge for this run.
No 7-day series available for this gauge right now.
| Status | No gauge |
|---|---|
| River | Kaituna River |
| Section | Okere Falls to Trout Pool, incl. 7 m Tutea Falls |
| Class | 5 (NZ grade) |
| Nearest town | Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand |
| Runnable range | No range on file. We only show a runnable range when a published source sets one for this gauge. |
| Commercial season | Year-round (typical outfitter season) |
| Gauge | No live gauge |
| Note | Flow is controlled by the Okere gates on Lake Rotoiti and commercial trips run year-round. We don't have a public live gauge feed for it yet. Source: Kaituna Cascades (grade); OpenStreetMap (Ōkere Falls location). |
| Sources | kaitunacascades.co.nz · www.openstreetmap.org |
| Country | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Flows are informational, not a safety call. Gauge readings can be delayed, provisional, or wrong, and a gauge may be miles from the run. Rivers change fast. Check with a local outfitter or the managing agency (BLM, USFS, NPS, dam operator) before you go.
📅 Planning a trip or a season here
Commercial trips run year-round.
Gauges often go quiet off season (ice or seasonal shutdown). This page updates daily, so readings come back on their own once the gauge reports again.
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