Makaawhio River
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Makaawhio River Jacobs River |
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| location | South Island New Zealand | |
| River system | Makaawhio River | |
| source | on the northwest flank of the mountain Fettes Peak 43 ° 44 ′ 34 ″ S , 169 ° 51 ′ 38 ″ E |
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| Source height | 1450 m | |
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Bruce Bay ( Tasman Sea ) Coordinates: 43 ° 34 ′ 1 " S , 169 ° 51 ′ 38" E 43 ° 34 ′ 1 " S , 169 ° 51 ′ 38" E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 1450 m | |
| Bottom slope | 48 ‰ | |
| length | 30 km | |
The Makaawhio River , formerly also known as the Jacobs River , is a small river around 30 km long in the West Coast region on the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The river has its source on the northwest flank of the 2,441 m high Fettes Peak massif , meanders from there around 30 km along the Bannock Brae Range in a north-westerly direction, and then 3.5 km west of the Jacobs River farm settlement and State Highway 6 in the Bruce Bay flows into the Tasman Sea. The Jacobs River farm estate lies on the river .
history
Section 38 of the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 under the title " Statutory acknowledgment for Makaawhio ( Jacobs River ) " grants the Ngāi Tahu tribe that the area of the Makaawhio River is of cultural, spiritual and historical importance and can be assigned to their tribe.
Individual evidence
- ^ New Zealand Travelers Road Atlas . 6th edition. Kiwimaps Ltd. , Christchurch , ISBN 1-877358-08-8 , pp. 43/44 (English).
- ^ Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 . New Zealand Legislation , May 20, 2014, accessed December 7, 2015 .