[2] The towns of Rangiora, Kaiapoi and Woodend are situated on the banks of the river.

Some hold a large population of salmon and trout—the Cam River was a fishing spot in the 1940s and still holds a large population of trout today.

In 2018, dieback of aquatic plants, shellfish and salmon in the river was attributed to high salinity of the water by Environment Canterbury.

[3] This was thought to be due to a change in the profile of the riverbed after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake allowing seawater to progress further upstream.

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