Manuherikia River
| Manuherikia River | |
|---|---|
 Manuherikia River flowing south nearPoolburn Gorge | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Maniototo |
| Mouth | |
• location | Clutha River |
• elevation | 132 m (433 ft) |
| Length | 85 km (53 mi) |
TheManuherikia Riveris located inOtagoin theSouth IslandofNew Zealand.It rises in the far north of theManiototo,with the West Branch draining the eastern side of the St Bathans Range, and the East Branch draining the western flanks of the Hawkdun Range. The river continues southwest through the wide Manuherikia Valley to its confluence with theClutha RiveratAlexandra.During the 1860s the Manuherikia was one of the centres of theCentral Otago Gold Rush.
The river is crossed by two historically significant bridges, the curved Manuherikia Bridge No.1 (number 70 on theOtago Central Railwayline), a concrete pier bridge completed in 1903, and a stone pier bridge atOphirbuilt in 1880.[1]
TheMāorispelling for the river is Manuherekia, meaning "at long last".[2]
See also
[edit]
45°16′S169°24′E/ 45.267°S 169.400°E
References
[edit]- ^Bridge at Ophir(fromTe Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealandwebsite. Accessed 2014-02-18.)
- ^Johnston, Alexia (11 December 2019)."Preference for river's Maori spelling".The News.Retrieved12 August2020.
External links
[edit]