Waimakariri River

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Waimakariri River
Location of Waimakariri on the South Island of New Zealand

Location of Waimakariri on the South Island of New Zealand

Data
location Canterbury Region , South Island (New Zealand)
River system Waimakariri River
source in the New Zealand Alps
42 ° 54 ′ 19 ″  S , 171 ° 29 ′ 50 ″  E
muzzle at Kaiapoi in Pegasus Bay Coordinates: 43 ° 23 '27 "  S , 172 ° 42' 41"  E 43 ° 23 '27 "  S , 172 ° 42' 41"  E

length 151 km
Left tributaries Crow River , Bealey River , Hawdon River , Poulter River , Esk River , Eyre River , Kaiapoi River
Right tributaries Cass River , Kowai River
Waimakariri River with Christchurch in the background

Waimakariri River with Christchurch in the background

The Waimakariri River (in Canterbury "The Waimak") is the largest river in the Canterbury region on the South Island of New Zealand .

It flows over a distance of 151 km from the New Zealand Alps into the Pacific .

The river has its source on the south side of the New Zealand Alps, 8 km southwest of Arthur's Pass . Over a large part of the upper course, the river is a so-called interwoven river , a system of numerous alternating, interconnected rivers with wide gravel beds. When entering the Canterbury Plains , it passes a mountain belt and is forced into a narrow canyon , the Waimakariri Gorge , before it resumes its former shape on the plain. It flows north of Christchurch at Kaiapoi into the Pacific.

In the language of the Māori has Waimakariri several meanings, including "river of cold, rushing water."

Geological findings show that the estuary was very mobile and at times flowed through what is now Christchurch, for a time even into Lake Ellesmere south of the Banks Peninsula .

The Central Plains Water Trust is proposing to take a total of 40 m³ / s of water from two points of the river for the Central Plains Water project.

Web links

Commons : Waimakariri River  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Robert Logan : Waimakariri. The story of Canterbury's "River of Cold Rushing Water" . Robert Logan, Christchurch 1987, ISBN 0473005204 .
  2. ^ Central Plains Water Trust . Environment Canterbury , archived from the original on March 15, 2007 ; accessed on September 21, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).