Temuka River
| Temuka River | ||
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| location | Canterbury , South Island , New Zealand | |
| River system | Opihi River | |
| Drain over | Opihi River → Pacific Ocean | |
| confluence |
Hae Hae Te Moana River and Waihi River 44 ° 13 ′ 32 " S , 171 ° 15 ′ 55" E |
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| Source height | 20 m | |
| muzzle |
Opihi River Coordinates: 44 ° 15 ′ 49 " S , 171 ° 18 ′ 43" E 44 ° 15 ′ 49 " S , 171 ° 18 ′ 43" E |
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| Mouth height | 3 m | |
| Height difference | 17 m | |
| Bottom slope | 2.5 ‰ | |
| length | 6.7 km | |
| Catchment area | 61.101 km² | |
The Temuka River is a 6.7 km long river in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The Temuka River is formed by the confluence of the Hae Hae Te Moana River with the Waihi River , around 2 km north-northwest of the city center of Temuka . After 6.7 km the river, which with its inflows has a water catchment area of around 61 km 2 , flows into the Opihi River as a left tributary .
The New Zealand State Highway 1 crosses the river south of Temuka .
literature
- Edward Hearnshaw, Ross Cullen, Ken Hughey : Ecosystem services review of water projects . In: Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conferenc . 2010 (English, online [PDF; 877 kB ; accessed on January 26, 2020]).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Temuka River, Canterbury . In: NZ Topo Map . Gavin Harriss , accessed January 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on January 26, 2020
- ^ A b Hearnshaw, Cullen, Hughey : Ecosystem services review of water projects . 2010, p. 6 .
- ↑ a b Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed January 26, 2020 .