Avon River (Avon Heathcote Estuary)

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Avon River / Ōtakaro
Antigua Boat Sheds on the Avon in Christchurch

Antigua Boat Sheds on the Avon in Christchurch

Data
River system Avon Heathcote Estuary
Drain over Avon Heathcote Estuary  → Pegasus Bay
muzzle Pegasus Bay over the Avon Heathcote Estuary Coordinates: 43 ° 31 ′ 37 "  S , 172 ° 43 ′ 32"  E 43 ° 31 ′ 37 "  S , 172 ° 43 ′ 32"  E
Mouth height 0  m

length 14 km
Big cities Christchurch

The Avon River (officially Avon River / Otakaro ) is a river in the region Canterbury on the South Island of New Zealand . It flows from Avonhead through the center of the city of Christchurch and flows into the estuary Avon Heathcote Estuary , which he with the Heathcote River divides. A short channel connects the estuary with Pegasus Bay in the Pacific .

course

From its source in the suburb of Avonhead, west of Christchurch, the Avon flows through Ilam , Riccarton and Fendalton , then through Hagley Park and Christchurch city center.

After the city center it flows through Avonside , Dallington , Avondale and Aranui . The river flows into the Avon Heathcote Estuary, from which the water drains through a short sea channel into the Pacific.

Naming

The river was called "Ōtākaro" or Putare Kamutu by the Māori . The Canterbury Association planned a naming after Shakespeare . The river was given its current English name by John Deans in 1848 after the River Avon in Scotland . The Deans built their house on the Avon River in what is now the Riccarton district.

Due to the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 , the river was officially renamed Avon River / Ōtakaro .

Boat trips

Barbed gondola rides are available at Antigua Boat Sheds in downtown Christchurch, Hagley Park and Mona Vale , a park in the Fendalton neighborhood.

earthquake

Much of the riverside land downriver from the city center was damaged by the 2010 Darfield earthquake , the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and the June aftershock, and is in the “red” exclusion zone established by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority . Local interest groups are campaigning for the area to be used as a public park connecting the city center with the estuary. The Avon-Otakaro Network campaign received support from Mayor Bob Parker .

  • Damage from the 2010 quake along the river

  • Gondola on the Avon River

  • Advertisement for boat trips on the Avon in Christchurch

  • Avon River in Victoria Square, Christchurch

Web links

Commons : Avon River, Canterbury  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Ōtākaro ) Christchurch City Libraries, New Zealand.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / christchurchcitylibraries.com
  2. ^ Rev. John Dickson: History of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.  - Internet Archive (“ Its native designation when they came and established themselves on its banks was Putare Kamutu. This they altered to Avon… ”.)
  3. ^ Early name for Avon , Te Ara , New Zealand.
  4. ↑ Schedule 96 Alteration of place names . In: New Zealand Legislation . Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  5. ↑ Avon River Punting (English).
  6. ^ Support for Avon River reserve plan . In: The Press , November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011. 
  7. ^ Nicole Mathewson: Mayor backs Avon River Park Campaign . In: The Press , December 1, 2011, p. A7.