Lake Benmore→Lake Aviemore→Lake Waitaki→Waitaki River→Pacific Ocean
River system
Waitaki River system
Tributaries
• left
Canyon Creek, Avon Burn, Longslip Creek, Omarama Stream
• right
Hodgkinson Creek, Snowy Gorge Creek, Ahuriri River East Branch, Quail Burn
Bridges
Ahuriri Bridge (State Highway 8
The Ahuriri River is a river in the Canterbury and Otago Regions of the South Island of New Zealand.
The headwaters are on the eastern flanks of the Southern Alps. The river flows for 70 kilometres (43 mi) through the southernmost part of the Mackenzie Basin before reaching the Ahuriri Arm of Lake Benmore, one of the lakes in the Waitaki hydroelectric project. From there, the waters join with those of the Waitaki, which has its outflow in the Pacific Ocean.
Much of the upper portion of the river is in the Ahuriri Conservation Park,[1] and it is a well-regarded fly fishing river, supporting both brown and rainbow trout.[2][3]
A notable rock formation, the Omarama or Ahuriri River Clay Cliffs, is located close to the river's north bank some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the township of Omarama. Omarama is the main settlement close to the river.
^Ahuriri Conservation Park/
^Two of the Best Fly Fishing Rivers in the World
^'The Ahuriri River is internationally renowned for fishing'
The AhuririRiver is a river in the Canterbury and Otago Regions of the South Island of New Zealand. The headwaters are on the eastern flanks of the Southern...
tributaries, notably the AhuririRiver and the Hakataramea River. It passes Kurow and Glenavy before entering the Pacific Ocean. The River lends its name the...
The Omarama Clay Cliffs, also known as the AhuririRiver Clay Cliffs and the Clay Cliffs Paritea are a group of cliffs in southern New Zealand. They are...
is in the Waitaki District, in the southern Canterbury region. The AhuririRiver is a short distance to the north of the township. Omarama is 30 km (20...
generation has been extensively studied. The fault zone extends from the AhuririRiver in the south to Whale Stream at the northern end of Lake Pukaki. The...
part of the Tutaekuri River flowed north, following its original channel (the location of present-day Taradale) and into Ahuriri Harbour. In the 1931 Hawke's...
Ahuriri Lagoon (Māori: Te Whanganui-a-Orotū) was a large tidal lagoon at Napier, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, that largely drained...
mainly by the Tekapo, Pukaki and Twizel rivers, and the Ohau Canal; and the Ahuriri Arm, fed mainly by the AhuririRiver. Immediately downstream is Lake Aviemore...
Ōpihi River (SI) - 75 km (46 mi) Orari River (SI) - 74 km (46 mi) Karamea River (SI) - 73 km (45 mi) Ongarue River (NI) - 73 km (45 mi) AhuririRiver (SI)...
the Otago Region. The pass lies between the valleys of the Lindis and AhuririRivers. State Highway 8 transverses the pass on its route from the Waitaki...
Ahuriri Conservation Park is a protected area of 49,000 hectares including tussock grasslands, forest, and river habitat, located in Canterbury, South...
apply in Canterbury: the Rakaia River WCO, the Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) WCO, the Rangitata WCO and the AhuririRiver WCO. Canterbury Regional Council...
Orders: AhuririRiver Buller River Grey River / Māwheranui Kawarau River Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora Lake Wairarapa Manganuioteao River Mataura River Mohaka...
(Māori tribes) associated with the Mohaka River are Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Hineuru, Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Mana Ahuriri. The headwaters are found in the Kaweka...
population. Other settlements and localities in the district include: Ahuriri Ward: Aviemore Benmore Black Point Bortons Clearburn Danseys Pass Duntroon...
Zealand, he was recruited as a war leader by Ngāti Tū, who gave him land in Ahuriri, where he became ancestor of the Ngāi Te Ruruku hapū. Te Ruruku was the...
Waitaki District, New Zealand. It is located on the south bank of the Waitaki River, 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Oamaru. The name is an Anglicised form...
reclamation of the then-lagoon was undertaken in areas of Napier South and Ahuriri. There were also minor reclamation works undertaken after 1931 on the new...
Libro International. ISBN 978-1-877514-72-2. Parsons, Patrick (1997). WAI 400: The Ahuriri Block: Maori Cusomary Interests (PDF). Retrieved 10 July 2022....
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