Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) - Explore Data
National New Zealand partnership portal presenting river, lake, groundwater, estuary and recreational water quality plus water quantity (flow, rainfall, groundwater levels) for over 1100 freshwater monitoring sites.
lawa.org.nz
At a glance
- Region
- New Zealand (Oceania)
- Coverage
- New Zealand
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- Water quality
- River flow
- Groundwater level
- Rainfall
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Design storms
Build rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves for drainage design.
Because it has: Rainfall
- 02
Model input
Drive hydrological, crop and urban drainage models.
- 03
Trend hotspots
Find where water tables are falling year after year.
Because it has: Groundwater level
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Downscaling
Turn coarse rainfall grids into field or ward scale estimates.
- 02
Gauge + satellite fusion
Correct satellite rainfall with gauges using machine learning.
- 03
Gap filling
Rebuild missing well readings from neighbours, rainfall and season.
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- Northland Regional Council Environmental Data (LAWA)Oceania | Free
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