Arawhata River
44°24′00″S 168°38′56″E / 44.400°S 168.649°E / -44.400; 168.649
The Arawhata River (often spelt with the Ngāi Tahu Māori dialect spelling Arawata River) is in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand.[1]
The river has its headwaters in the Mount Aspiring National Park.[2] It drains the western side of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana and heads in a northerly direction for 60 kilometres (37 mi), flowing into Jackson Bay / Okahu.[3] A small lake, Lake Ellery, drains into the river near its mouth, via a short tributary, the Jackson River.
Access is possible up the river by jetboat.[4] Access to the glaciers, forests and flats of the upper reaches of the valley is restricted by Ten Hour Gorge. Glacial silt in the river imparts an opaque green to greyish coloration to the water. The lower valley is grazed by cattle by the local farmers under a grazing licence. The majority of the land in the area is publicly owned and administered by the Department of Conservation.[5]
Owing to the high rainfall on the western side of the Southern Alps, the river level can rapidly rise.
References
- ^ "Arawhata River". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. 1995. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Hansford, Dave (February 2015). "Aspiring to greatness". New Zealand Geographic. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Arawhata River". nzfishing.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Chasing Gold in the Arawhata, part 1". Wilderlife. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Arawhata - Waipara hunting". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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- Mount Aspiring / Tititea
- Mount Brewster
- Mount Earnslaw
- Mount Franklin
- Humboldt Mountains
- Dart Glacier
- Olivine Ice Plateau
- Rob Roy Glacier
- Volta Glacier
- Arawhata River
- Barrier River
- Bettne River
- Blue River
- Blue Duck River
- Bonar River
- Burke River
- Cascade River
- Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu
- Donald River
- Drake River
- Fish River
- Forgotten River
- Haast River
- Joe River
- Kitchener River
- Makarora River
- Matukituki River
- Mueller River
- Ngatau River
- Okuru River
- Olivine River
- Pearson River
- Pyke River
- Red Pyke River
- Routeburn River
- Te Naihi River
- Turnbull River
- Waiatoto River
- Waipara River
- Whitbourn River
- Wilkin River
- Williamson River
- Wills River
- Young River
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Fantail Falls
- Roaring Billy Falls
- Thunder Creek Falls
- Haast-Hollyford road
- Lake Sylvan
- Pleasant Flat
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