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The Ōrāri River is situated in the Ōrāri-Ōpihi-Pareora Zone. The river rises to the northwest of the Four Peaks Range, initially flowing north and then east to circumnavigate the range before flowing southwest across the Canterbury Plains. The river is mostly fed by precipitation and in-flowing spri...

The Ōrāri River flows through a gorge at the base of Little Mt Peel, north of Geraldine.  

The Ōrāri River at Parke Road site is located in the lower catchment of this hill-fed river. This site is sampled for water quality and macroinvertebrates.

Lower catchment site, before the confluence with the Waiau River.  The sampling area has a cobble/ gravel bed and is surrounded by pastoral farming. Water quality data is collected here monthly and macroinvertebrate data annually as part of Environment Southland's State of the Environment monitoring...

The Oreti catchment is Southland Region’s third largest. It runs from the Thomson Mountains in the north of the region to the New River Estuary adjacent to Invercargill.

Oreti River at Lumsden Bridge – Located within the Upper Oreti River catchment, downstream of the bridge at Lumsden.  This is a braided section of the Oreti River with a cobble/ gravel bed.  This site was monitored by NIWA up until January 2016 and is one of the original National River Water Quality...

Located approx. 4km upstream from the town of Lumsden in the agriculture dominated Upper Oreti Catchment. River water quality data collected monthly as part of Environment Southland's State of the Environment monitoring program since 2015

Located within the upper Oreti River catchment, draining a proportion of undeveloped mountain country and some high country pastoral farming.  The sampling area is wide and fast flowing with a cobble bed. Water quality data is collected here monthly and macroinvertebrate data annually as part of Env...

This site is located near the picnic reserve at the end of Almadale Road. Land use in the catchment upstream is predominantly rural and the Ōroua catchment is undergoing soil conservation work through the Sustainable Land Use Initiative to reduce sediment from erosion prone land entering the river.

Located at the end of Nelson Street in Feilding, this site on the Ōroua is recognised as a trout fishery. Land use in the catchment upstream is predominantly rural.

This site is located on the Ōroua River approximately 300m upstream of the end of the track that comes off Boness Road. At this location the Ōroua is recognised as a trout fishery and as an important nesting habitat for Dotterel. Land use in the catchment upstream is predominantly rural.

This popular recreational spot is found on the eastern side of Feilding. There are multiple access points to the Ōroua River from the road bordering the sports park.