The Akatarawa River is a river in the lower North Island of New Zealand.
Akatarawa River | |
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![]() Akatarawa River in Akatarawa Forest | |
Etymology | From Māori: aka (vine) and tarewa (hanging or drooping)[1] |
Native name | Akatarewa (Māori) |
Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Wellington |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Maunganui |
• coordinates | 40°58′06″S 175°03′26″E / 40.9682°S 175.0571°E |
• elevation | 600 metres (2,000 ft) |
Mouth | Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River |
• coordinates | 41°05′26″S 175°05′50″E / 41.0906°S 175.0972°E |
• elevation | 80 metres (260 ft) |
Length | 20 kilometres (12 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River→ Wellington Harbour→ Cook Strait |
Tributaries | |
• left | Bull Stream, Chilly Stream, Frances Stream |
• right | Deadwood Stream, Akatarawa River West |
It is a short river, flowing south for 20 kilometres (12 mi) through small rocky gorges and the Akatarawa Valley before joining the Hutt River at Birchville, a suburb in the northern end of Upper Hutt. Its eventual outflow is into Wellington Harbour, then into Cook Strait.
References
edit- ^ "Place name detail: Akatarawa River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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