Hope River (Canterbury)

Hope River
View to the east from SH 7
Data
location	Hurunui District , Canterbury Region, New Zealand
River system	Waiau River
Drain over	Waiau River  → Pacific Ocean
source	The Nelson Tops 42 ° 37 ′ 17 ″  S , 172 ° 5 ′ 58 ″  E
Source height	1400  m
muzzle	in the Waiau River coordinates: 42 ° 35 '37 "  S , 172 ° 33' 38"  E 42 ° 35 '37 "  S , 172 ° 33' 38"  E
Mouth height	400  m
Height difference	1000 m
Bottom slope	22 ‰
length	45 km
Left tributaries	Boyle River
Right tributaries	Kakapo Brook
View to the west from SH 7 near the bridge 980
Confluence: Waiau River (center) and Hope River (coming from left)

The Hope River is a 45 km long river in the Hurunui District , in the north of the Canterbury region on the South Island of New Zealand .

geography

The headwaters of the Hope River is north of a 1651  m high mountain peak in The Nelson Tops . From there the Hope River flows mainly in an easterly direction and collects the water from numerous streams (smaller bodies of water) in its course . In addition, two rivers flow into the Hope River , the Boyle River coming from the north, which carries most of the water with its tributaries, and the Kakapo Brook from the south , which drains the Glynn Wye Range . After 45 km the Hope River flows north of the Organ Range into the Waiau River .

The New Zealand State Highway 7 runs through the lower valley of the Hope River , coming from the west coast of Reefton to the east coast to Waipara .

geology

The Hope Fault , a geological fault that was involved in the Kaikoura earthquake on November 14, 2016, runs through the valley of the Hope River .

use

The river, like the Waiau River, is good for fishing for brown trout along almost its entire length .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Measurement of the length and the determination of the coordinates of the source and the mouth by Google Earth.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Topo250 maps - Reefton - Wairau River - Lake Sumner . Land Information New Zealand , accessed February 7, 2017 .  
3. ↑ Hope River at SH7 . Land Air Water Aoteaora (LAWA), accessed February 7, 2017 .  
4. ^ Waiau River Fishing . nzfishing.com , accessed February 7, 2017 .