Avon River at Kerrs Reach

Christchurch, New Zealand
Managed by Swim Guide NZ

Sat at the edge of Christchurch's Porritt Park, this spot is home to the Avon rowing club and was predominantly used as a rowing and kayaking launch. Both the club and the park suffered drastic damage in the 2011 earthquake, with the wooden ramp leading from the shore to the river completely demolished. As of this writing, repairs and assessments were ongoing.

WATER QUALITY
  • Failed to meet water quality standards
  • Special Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on December 28th, 2018. Swim Guide NZ updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at
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  • Report Pollution
MONITORING FREQUENCY

Avon River at Kerrs Reach is sampled weekly from November 1st to March 31st

SOURCE INFORMATION

Canterbury Regional Council monitors water quality at popular swimming spots throughout the Canterbury region during summer. Water samples are collected weekly from around 100 recreational swimming sites from mid-November to February/March. LAWA assigns each site a grade, which is based on the last three years of monitoring data from the site.

Freshwater sites are tested for E.coli levels and toxic algae blooms. Beaches with elevated levels of bacteria are tested more regularly.

The council issues an AMBER alert if a single sample level of E.coli are greater than 260 E. coli/100 mL of water. Signs will also be posted at beaches and until water levels return to a safe level.

Pulse Energy updates Swim Guide for the latest water quality information daily, Monday - Friday during the swimming season. Data in Swim Guide is sourced from LAWA’s “Can I Swim Here” program.
Visit LAWA’s factsheet on recreational monitoring in NZ here. https://www.lawa.org.nz/learn/factsheets/what-do-the-swim-icons-mean/

A beach has a GREEN current status when no single sample is greater than 260 E. coli/100 mL and has a rank of GREEN.

A beach has a RED current status in Swim Guide when samples exceed the water quality criteria of 260 E. coli/100 mL.

A beach is marked Grey in Swim Guide when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

A swim site is also marked RED if cyanobacteria (toxic algae) levels exceed 15,000 cells/ml in single sample OR more than 1.8mm³/litre.

Swimming is not recommended within 48 hours after a heavy rainfall or around stormwater outfalls and at stream mouths.

Water quality updates are also available on the CRC’s facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/canterburyrecwater?v=wall

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Avon River at Kerrs Reach

Christchurch, New Zealand
Managed by Swim Guide NZ
WATER QUALITY
  • Failed to meet water quality standards
  • Special Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on December 28th, 2018. Swim Guide NZ updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at
For water quality icon legend, click:   

Sat at the edge of Christchurch's Porritt Park, this spot is home to the Avon rowing club and was predominantly used as a rowing and kayaking launch. Both the club and the park suffered drastic damage in the 2011 earthquake, with the wooden ramp leading from the shore to the river completely demolished. As of this writing, repairs and assessments were ongoing.

  • Report Pollution
MONITORING FREQUENCY

Avon River at Kerrs Reach is sampled weekly from November 1st to March 31st

SOURCE INFORMATION

Canterbury Regional Council monitors water quality at popular swimming spots throughout the Canterbury region during summer. Water samples are collected weekly from around 100 recreational swimming sites from mid-November to February/March. LAWA assigns each site a grade, which is based on the last three years of monitoring data from the site.

Freshwater sites are tested for E.coli levels and toxic algae blooms. Beaches with elevated levels of bacteria are tested more regularly.

The council issues an AMBER alert if a single sample level of E.coli are greater than 260 E. coli/100 mL of water. Signs will also be posted at beaches and until water levels return to a safe level.

Pulse Energy updates Swim Guide for the latest water quality information daily, Monday - Friday during the swimming season. Data in Swim Guide is sourced from LAWA’s “Can I Swim Here” program.
Visit LAWA’s factsheet on recreational monitoring in NZ here. https://www.lawa.org.nz/learn/factsheets/what-do-the-swim-icons-mean/

A beach has a GREEN current status when no single sample is greater than 260 E. coli/100 mL and has a rank of GREEN.

A beach has a RED current status in Swim Guide when samples exceed the water quality criteria of 260 E. coli/100 mL.

A beach is marked Grey in Swim Guide when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

A swim site is also marked RED if cyanobacteria (toxic algae) levels exceed 15,000 cells/ml in single sample OR more than 1.8mm³/litre.

Swimming is not recommended within 48 hours after a heavy rainfall or around stormwater outfalls and at stream mouths.

Water quality updates are also available on the CRC’s facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/canterburyrecwater?v=wall

WATER QUALITY GRAPH



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