Puriri River | |
Source1 Location: | Coromandel Range |
Mouth Location: | Waihou River |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand |
Length: | 10km (10miles) |
Source1 Elevation: | 246m (807feet) |
Mouth Elevation: | 2m (07feet) |
Basin Size: | 39.35km2 |
The Puriri River is a river of the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows west close to the point where the Coromandel Peninsula joins the rest of the North Island, reaching the Waihou River 3km (02miles) east of Turua.[1]
73% of the catchment is in forest and 27% in pasture. The main tributaries are Apakura, Kotorepupuai and Matangiharara streams. Average channel gradients are 5% to 7%.[2]
The Apakura Stream rises on Pakirarahi, which is 787m (2,582feet) high.[3] Macroinvertebrate levels in the stream indicate a good water quality.[4] The stream is used for water supply.[5]
Radiocarbon dating of shell middens beside the river indicates the earliest settlement along the river was about 1674.[6]