Waioeka River

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Waioeka River
Waioeka River near its estuary

Waioeka River near its estuary

Data
location Bay of Plenty (Region) , North Island (New Zealand)
River system Waioeka River
source Huiarau Ranges
muzzle at Opotiki in the Pacific Ocean Coordinates: 37 ° 59 ′ 28 "  S , 177 ° 15 ′ 51"  E 37 ° 59 ′ 28 "  S , 177 ° 15 ′ 51"  E

length 60 km
Catchment area 825 km²
Small towns Opotiki

The Waioeka River is a 60 km long river in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island .

geography

The river rises in the Huiarau Ranges , flows north from there, grazes the city of Opotiki to the west, and then flows into the Pacific Ocean with the tributary of the Otara River almost two kilometers later . The Waioeka River drains an area of ​​825 km 2 .

use

In the alluvial land of the river, the Opotiki Flats , the river's water is used to irrigate the fields. In the upper course of the river, the river is used for kayaking and fishing for brown trout and rainbow trout . In the lower course of the river, in contrast to its neighboring river, the Otara River, the river is a bit muddy, but the biological water quality is not worse.

nature

To the west of the estuary is a protected area where the Australian bittern , pygmy moorhen , banded rail , stilt , fern climber and Maori plover can be found.

literature

  • Environment Bay of Plenty Regional Council, GHD Ltd (Ed.): 2008/09 Rivers and Drainage Assets Management Plan . Whakatane 2009 (English).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Waioeka-Otara Rivers Scheme. Environment Bay of Plenty, archived from the original on June 5, 2010 ; accessed on June 29, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).
  2. ^ Waioeka River Trout Fishing. nzfishing.com, accessed February 4, 2010 .
  3. ^ Geoff Walls: Ecological survey of the Opotiki Ecological District coastal zone . Department of Conservation, 1998, ISSN  1171-9834 (English).