Oparara River
| Oparara River | ||
 Oparara River near the Moria Gate Mirror Tarn |
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| location | West Coast Region , South Island (New Zealand) | |
| River system | Oparara River | |
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Fenian Ranges at approximately 41 ° 4 ′ 40 ″ S , 172 ° 13 ′ 50 ″ E |
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Karamea Bight , Tasman Sea near Oparara Coordinates: 41 ° 12 ′ 42 " S , 172 ° 6 ′ 7" E 41 ° 12 ′ 42 " S , 172 ° 6 ′ 7" E |
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0 m
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| length | 25 km | |
 Oparara Arch |
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The Oparara River is a river in the Buller District in the West Coast region in the west of New Zealand's South Island .
The river and most of its tributaries originate in the Fenian Ranges in the Kahurangi National Park . There the river flows through a section of Honeycomb Hill Cave . Further downstream, the river flows through the rock gates of the Oparara Basin Arches , which it carved out of the Oparara Basin .
The Oparara Arch and the smaller Moria Gate Arch are popular destinations. These sections of the river are located in dense forest of native species and can be reached via a forest road about 12 km long. The river then meanders south through the Oparara Basin , then swings west and flows into the Tasman Sea at the small settlement of Oparara north of Karamea .
Depending on the season and rainfall, the water of the river varies in color from tea to shades of green to reddish. This coloration comes about through tannins , which are washed out of decomposing plant residues by the water.
The river and its tributaries are the habitat of the endangered South Island Saumschnabelente (Whio). There was a large population in the area which the DOC intends to restore through a reproduction program. The rare Oparara giant land snail Powelliphanta annectens was only found within about 700 meters of the river.
You can fish for rainbow trout all year round in the estuary .
yellowish tannin color.
Red color from tannin.
Exit from Moria Gate Arch.
Inside the Oparara Arch.
Waterfall at the entrance to Oparara Arch.
Inside the Honeycomb Cave.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Saving whio on the Styx and Oparara Rivers . NZ Department of Conservation. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
- ↑ Carnivorous land snails, giant land snails . (PDF 789 kB) Department of Conservation , archived from the original on October 2, 2012 ; accessed on February 23, 2016 (English).
- ^ Oparara River fishing . Retrieved September 17, 2013.