Waitaki River
Braided river in New Zealand
The Waitaki River is a large braided river on the South Island of New Zealand. It drains the Mackenzie Basin and runs 209 kilometres south-east to enter the Pacific Ocean between Timaru and Oamaru on the east coast. Wikipedia
Discharge: 12,570 ft³/s
Mouth: Pacific Ocean
Source: Southern Alps
Length: 130 mi
District: Waimate, Waitaki
Region: Canterbury, Otago
The Waitaki River is a large braided river on the South Island of New Zealand. It drains the Mackenzie Basin and runs 209 kilometres (130 mi) south-east to ...
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Stretching from the hinterland of the Southern Alps, the journey of water has huge significance in the Waitaki. The large braided Waitaki River flows off ...
Mar 11, 2024 · Waitaki River, river in central South Island, New Zealand. Streams issuing from Lakes Ohau, Pukaki, and Tekapo in the Southern Alps form the ...
While the upper Waitaki collects and harnesses water, on the plains of the lower Waitaki some of that water is dispersed, unlocking the fertility of the land.
The Waitaki River is popular for trout and salmon angling and was ranked as the 6th most fished river in New Zealand in the 2014-2015 National Angling Survey.
Fed by three large glacial lakes, Tekapo, Ohau as well as Lake Pukaki, the Waitaki River flows through Lake Waitaki, Lake Benmore and Lake Aviemore, the latter ...
Environment Canterbury (ECan) records water levels at 155 river and lake sites in Canterbury, from the Clarence River/Waiau Toa in the north to the Waitaki ...
The upper Waitaki Basin's braided rivers and adjoining wetlands are home to over 250 native plants, 27 mosses and liverworts and 35 lichens.
Mar 2, 2023 · Waitaki Valley - home to the Alps to Ocean Cycle Route. Cycle and drive on your self drive holiday to New Zealand.
The Lower Waitaki River is noted for its indigenous fisheries, including tuna (eel), inaka kōkopu and kōaro (whitebait), kanakana (lamprey) and waikōura ( ...