Takaka River
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| location | Tasman Region , South Island (New Zealand) | |
| River system | Takaka River | |
| origin | The confluence of Balloon Creek and Flora Stream in Kahurangi National Park 41 ° 9 ′ 47 ″ S , 172 ° 40 ′ 52 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in the Golden Bay coordinates: 40 ° 49 ′ 4 ″ S , 172 ° 48 ′ 8 ″ E 40 ° 49 ′ 4 ″ S , 172 ° 48 ′ 8 ″ E
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| length | approx. 70 km | |
| Left tributaries | Cobb River , Waingaro River , Anatoki River , Te Waikoropupū River ( Te Waikoropupū Springs ) | |
| Communities | Upper Takaka , Takaka | |
The Takaka River is a river in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island .
It runs 70 km to the north and flows northwest of the city of Takaka into the Golden Bay . Important tributaries are the Cobb, Waingaro and Anatoki.
The river is used as bathing water in summer, the local authorities give 50-100 visitors per day during the peak period over Christmas and New Year, otherwise 20-40 visitors per day.
On January 17, 2007, it was reported that the river was one of a growing number of rivers in the South Island suffering from an invasion of the diatom Didymosphenia geminata .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Takaka River Paynes Ford swimming water quality . Tasman District Council , archived from the original on May 22, 2010 ; accessed on January 11, 2016 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ Didymo detected in two upper South Iceland rivers . The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry January 18, 2007, archived from the original on May 22, 2010 ; accessed on January 11, 2016 (English, original website no longer available).