Waitaki River
| Waitaki River | ||
.jpg) Course of the Waitaki River near its confluence with the Pacific Ocean |
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| Data | ||
| location | Canterbury , South Island , New Zealand | |
| River system | Waitaki River | |
| source | Lake Waitaki Dam 44 ° 41 ′ 28 ″ S , 170 ° 25 ′ 34 ″ E |
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| Source height | 231 m | |
| muzzle | at Glenavy in the Pacific Ocean Coordinates: 44 ° 56 ′ 29 " S , 171 ° 8 ′ 47" E 44 ° 56 ′ 29 " S , 171 ° 8 ′ 47" E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 231 m | |
| Bottom slope | 3.4 ‰ | |
| length | 67 km | |
| Outflow at the Kurow gauge |
MQ |
392.5 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Hakataramea River | |
| Right tributaries | Awakino River , Kurow River , Otiake River , Otekaieke River , Maerewhenua River | |
| Communities | Kurow , Glenavy | |
The Waitaki River is a river in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The river arises today at the outflow of the dam of Lake Waitaki and flows into the Pacific Ocean 67 km further east near Glenavy .
Before the construction of the Lake Benmore , Lake Aviemore and Lake Waitaki dams , the area of origin of the river was further northwest and the rivers, Ohau River , Pukaki River , Tekapo River and Ahuriri River were among its tributaries. But due to the construction of the reservoirs, which are directly lined up, the former river bed of the river is no longer recognizable and sunk in the floods of the lakes.
The middle of the river forms the political boundary between the Canterbury and Otago regions .
With its tributaries, which come primarily from the north-western Mackenzie Basin , the river has a water catchment area of 96,579 km 2 and a flow rate of around 392 m 3 / s.
use
The river is popular for recreation, fishing, and jet boating .
Panoramic photo
literature
- Alexander Russell Mutch : Waitaki River . In: Alexander Hare McLintock (Ed.): An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . Wellington 1966 ( online [accessed December 14, 2015]).
- New Zealand Touring Atlas . 5th ed. . Hema Maps Australia , 2015, ISBN 978-1-877302-92-3 , South Island , p. Map 67, Map 68 (English).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.1.4507 on September 29, 2018
- ↑ a b Waitaki River Kurow . Land Air Water Aotearoa , September 29, 2018, accessed September 29, 2018 .
- ^ Upper and Lower Waitaki Catchment . Land Air Water Aotearoa , accessed September 29, 2018 .