Mangles River Explained

Mangles River
Pushpin Map:New Zealand#New Zealand South Island
Pushpin Map Size:270px
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth of the Mangles River
Source1 Location:Nuggety Creek Road
Source1 Coordinates:-41.7666°N 172.4817°W
Source1 Elevation:540m (1,770feet)
Mouth Location:Buller River
Mouth Elevation:180m (590feet)
Mouth Coordinates:-41.7872°N 172.3684°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:New Zealand
Length:25km (16miles)
Progression:Mangles RiverBuller RiverTasman Sea
Tributaries Left:Te Pātītī Stream, Te Peita Stream, Te Wīriki Stream, Tūtaki River, Blackwater River, Blue Duck Creek, Grey Duck Creek, Green Duck Creek
Tributaries Right:Campbell Creek, Harte Creek

The Mangles River is in the South Island of New Zealand. Its main tributary is the Tūtaki River but it is also fed by water flowing off the Braeburn Range.[1] It feeds into the Buller River near the town of Murchison.[2] The river is popular destination for kayaking and trout fishing.[3] [4] [5]

William Fox was the New Zealand Company agent in Nelson when he explored the Buller as far south as Murchison in February 1846, with Thomas Brunner and Charles Heaphy. They renamed the lower section of the Tiraumea River,[6] after the English MP, Ross Donnelly Mangles, one of the company's directors.[7] The official name was gazetted as Mangles River on 27 May 2021.

River pollution has been monitored since 2016. About 75% of the catchment is in native forest, so that water quality is generally good, the only exception being nitrates.[8]

The river is bridged by SH6 near its confluence with the Buller.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021. Mangles at 5km u-s Buller River Quality. 2021-05-19. Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA).
  2. News: 27 March 2010. Buller River dreaming, and Murchison on my mind. The Nelson Mail. 20 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Walrond. Carl. 22 April 2015. Nelson places – Upper Buller River valley. 2021-05-19. teara.govt.nz. en.
  4. Web site: Robertson. Martin. June 9, 2020. Buller River Overview. 2021-05-19. www.packraftingtrips.nz. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2021. Buller River Access. 20 May 2021. fishandgame.org.nz.
  6. Web site: 14 March 1846 . Account of an Exploring Expedition to the S.W. of Nelson. Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle . 2023-01-01 . paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  7. Web site: 10 Jul 1923 . THE BULLER RIVER. EVENING POST . 2022-12-18 . paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  8. Web site: Mangles at 5km u-s Buller River Quality . 2022-12-18 . Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA).
  9. Web site: Mangles River, Tasman . 2022-12-18 . NZ Topo Map . en.