Waiau River (Canterbury)

Waiau Uwha
River
Waiau Uwha River upstream from the Waiau Ferry Bridge, near Hanmer Springs
Country New Zealand
Region Canterbury
District Hurunui
Tributaries
 - left Leader River
 - right Hope River
City Hanmer Springs, Waiau, Parnassus
Source Southern Alps
 - location Spenser Mountains, New Zealand
 - coordinates 42°6′39″S 172°38′42″E / 42.11083°S 172.64500°E / -42.11083; 172.64500
Mouth Pacific Ocean
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 42°46′15″S 172°22′45″E / 42.77083°S 172.37917°E / -42.77083; 172.37917Coordinates: 42°46′15″S 172°22′45″E / 42.77083°S 172.37917°E / -42.77083; 172.37917
Basin 3,310 km2 (1,278 sq mi)
Waiau River system
Wikimedia Commons: Waiau River, Canterbury
The Waiau river in November 2015

Waiau Uwha River, previously known as the Waiau River, is a river in north Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand. The Waiau Uwha River rises in the Spenser Mountains and flows eastward to the Pacific Ocean. The Waiau Uwha River has the second largest catchment—3,310 square kilometres (1,280 sq mi)—of North Canterbury's rivers.[1]

In 2018, the name of the river was officially changed from Waiau River to Waiau Uwha River, to reflect its original Māori name.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Robert Logan, Waimakariri. The story of Canterbury's "river of cold rushing water". ISBN 0-473-00520-4, Robert Logan, Christchurch, 1987, page 6.
  2. ↑ "Waiau Uwha River". Land Information New Zealand. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.


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