Tutaekuri River (Wairoa District)
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The Tutaekuri River, in the Wairoa District of New Zealand's Hawke's Bay, rises below Gaddum Road, in the Tutaekuri Conservation Area and flows about 24 km (15 mi) east[1] before joining the Waiau River near Raumotu Bridge, about 3 km (1.9 mi) from its confluence with the Wairoa River at Frasertown.[2]
Tutaekuri River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Gaddum Road |
• elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Waiau River |
• elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Length | 24 km (15 mi) |
In the upper part of the river, tawa is the dominant canopy tree, with tītoki, hīnau, nīkau, pukatea, ngaio, kōwhai and scattered mataī, miro and rewarewa.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Place name detail: Tutaekuri River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "Tutaekuri River, Hawke's Bay". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "NEWSLETTER" (PDF). Wellington Botanical Society. September 2013.
38°58′04″S 177°21′58″E / 38.967651°S 177.366199°E