Huriwai River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• elevation | 354 m (1,161 ft) |
Mouth | |
• elevation | 0m |
Length | 9 km (5.6 mi) |
The Huriwai River is a river of about 9 km (5.6 mi) in New Zealand's North Island. It rises in rough hill country to the southeast of Port Waikato, flowing west to reach the Tasman Sea 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of the mouth of the Waikato River. The main tributary is the Mangapai Stream. [1]
The river has a waterfall in its upper reach, at the boundary of sandstone and conglomerate rocks. [2] Just north of the river's estuary, the Jurassic rocks have been described by the Geological Society as containing, "amazing fossil leaves and ferns". [3]
At the point where the river is crossed by Waikaretu Road, its water quality is in the lower 50% for macroinvertebrates. [4]
37°27′S 174°42′E / 37.450°S 174.700°E