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Coordinates: 40°0358S 175°0735E / 40.06611°S 175.12639°E / -40.06611; 175.12639
 

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Turakina River
Turakina River. looking south west from SH3 bridge, after 13 Dec 2021 flood
Map
EtymologyMāori meaning "tree felled across a river for a bridge"
Native nameTurakina (Māori)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionManawatū-Whanganui
SettlementsPapanui Junction, Turakina, Koitiata
Physical characteristics
Source5 km (3.1 mi) south west of Waiouru
 • coordinates39°31′0″S 175°37′57E / 39.51667°S 175.63250°E / -39.51667; 175.63250
 • elevation900 metres (3,000 ft)
MouthTasman Sea

 • location

Koitiata

 • coordinates

40°03′58S 175°07′35E / 40.06611°S 175.12639°E / -40.06611; 175.12639

 • elevation

Sea level
Length137 kilometres (85 mi)
Basin size962 square kilometres (371 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average12,528 cubic metres (442,400 cu ft)/day
Basin features
River systemTurakina River
Tributaries 
 • leftMangapapa River

The Turakina River is a river of the southwestern North Island of New Zealand. It flows generally southwestward from its source south of Waiouru,[1] roughly paralleling the larger Whangaehu River, and reaches the Tasman Sea 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Whanganui.[2]

The river flows near Papanui Junction and Turakina. sites existed at Te Maire, Pukemata, Toakaituna, and Maipaua.[3] Donald McLean arranged signing of the Rangitīkei–Turakina deed with some of the owners on 15 May 1849,[4] when The Crown claimed the Rangitīkei Block.[5] Scottish settlers arrived from the late 1860s.[6]

Floods on the Turakina are frequent, including 1897,[7] 1920,[8] 1939,[9] 1940,[10] 2013,[11] 2015,[12] 2017[13] and 2021.[14]

Te Araroa long-distance walkway crosses the river at the beach at Koitiata at low tide.[15] The outlet of the river changes frequently, moving up to 4.5 km (3 mi) along the lagoon, which is formed by a sand bar.[16][17][2] In 1997 an outlet was dug to reduce flooding.[18][19]

12% of samples taken at the lagoon in 5 years to 2022 found E. coli levels too high for swimming.[20] 81.1% of land in the catchment is used for animal grazing. Native bush covers only 8.5%.[1]

Redfin bully live in the river.[1]

Turakina Valley Road closely follows the river for 104 km (65 mi) between Tangiwai and Turakina.[21] Much of it is a gravel road.[22]

The river is crossed by SH3 and by the Marton–New Plymouth railway.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Environmental monitoring data for Turakina". Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  • ^ a b c "Turakina River, Manawatu-Wanganui". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  • ^ "Schedule to the deed of settlement of the Historical Claims of Ngati Apa" (PDF). 8 October 2008.
  • ^ "Report on aspects of the Wai 655 claim" (PDF). Waitangi Tribunal. 2009.
  • ^ "Turakina | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  • ^ "Forging a region, 1870s–1920s". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  • ^ "The Whole of the Turakina Valley Inundated. WANGANUI HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 17 April 1897. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  • ^ "RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL. TAIHAPE DAILY TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 5 October 1920. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  • ^ "August 1939 Manawatu-Wanganui Flooding". hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  • ^ "February 1940 North Island and West Coast Flooding". hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  • ^ "Turakina farmland remains under water". Stuff. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  • ^ "June 2015" (PDF).
  • ^ "Significant flood levels for Whanganui, Whangaehu and Turakina Rivers". 4 April 2017.
  • ^ "'Tourists' made heavy rain and flooding seem worse, say residents". Stuff. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  • ^ "Manawatū-Whanganui trail notes". www.teararoa.org.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  • ^ "Koitiata". Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  • ^ "1:63360 map Sheet: N143 Marton". www.mapspast.org.nz. 1975. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  • ^ "Trench cut to release Turakina floodwater. Wanganui Chronicle" (PDF). 14 January 1997.
  • ^ "1997: Second attempt to drain the water" (PDF).
  • ^ "Turakina River". Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  • ^ "Tangiwai to 3 Turakina Valley Road". Google maps. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  • ^ "Mangara Stream, Manawatu-Wanganui". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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