Mataura River

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Mataura River
Course of the Mataura River

Course of the Mataura River

Data
location Southland region on the South Island (New Zealand)
River system Mataura River
source in the Eyre Mountains
muzzle in the Pacific Ocean Coordinates: 46 ° 34 ′ 0 ″  S , 168 ° 43 ′ 0 ″  E 46 ° 34 ′ 0 ″  S , 168 ° 43 ′ 0 ″  E
Mouth height 0  m

length 240 km

The Mataura River is a river in the Southland region on the South Island of New Zealand . It has a length of 240 kilometers.

There are several possible explanations for the name of the river. Mataura was an ancestor of Māori Ngatoro-i-rangi , the priest of Waka Arawa , one of the canoes with which the Māori reached New Zealand. Another meaning comes from the Māori language and is to be understood as a combination of the words mata ('red') and ura ('whirled up'). Further interpretations refer to the different fish species in the water.

geography

The river's sources are in the Eyre Mountains south of Lake Wakatipu . From there it flows in a south-easterly direction to Gore . It continues south through Mataura , forms the western end of the Catlins and reaches the Pacific Ocean on the south coast of the South Island and flows 20 miles east of Bluff in Toetoes Bay into Foveaux Strait .

Together with the Oreti River and the Aparima River , the Mataura River forms the Murihiku Plains and drains an area of ​​around 730 km².

The Mataura River is known as one of the most popular fishing waters of the South Island due to its abundance of fish, especially with various types of trout . Numerous providers also organize fishing tours for tourists here.

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