Otago Regional Council Environmental Data Portal
Otago Regional Council environmental data portal with map-based access to water level, flow, rainfall and temperature from more than 250 monitoring sites, including up to 80 years of historical data.
orc.govt.nz
At a glance
- Region
- New Zealand (Oceania)
- Coverage
- Otago, New Zealand
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- River flow
- Water level
- Rainfall
- Temperature
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
Storage tracking
Follow storage and releases through the season.
Because it has: Water 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
Storage from space
Estimate volume from satellite water area and altimetry.
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