Wainui River (Bay of Plenty) explained
| Wainui River |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -37.6283°N 175.9675°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 17km (11miles) |
| Source1 Elevation: | 551m |
| Basin Size: | 5058ha |
The Wainui River is a river of the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows north from the Kaimai Range to reach Tauranga Harbour 10km (10miles) south of Katikati. The catchment has 191km (119miles) of stream margins.[1] 41% of the catchment remains covered in native bush, but 48% is under pasture and suffers soil erosion.[2]
The river includes 3 waterfalls of up to 10m (30feet),[3] which have been kayaked.[4]
The 210feet long[5] former East Coast Main Trunk railway bridge is designated as the limit of the Coastal Marine Area.[6] Downstream, a 3-span 31m (102feet) bridge takes SH2 over the river.[7]
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Notes and References
- News: Environmental monitoring data for Wainui. Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA). 2018-07-21.
- Web site: Wainui Sub-Catchment Action Plan 2012. Bay of Plenty Regional Council.
- Web site: Embedded Map Preview. www.topomap.co.nz. 2021-05-03.
- News: In search of the Bay's wildest water (+video). Troughton. Jamie. 2011-05-07. NZ Herald. 2018-07-21. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
- Web site: EAST COAST MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY (Bay of Plenty Times, 1925-12-04). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. en. 2018-07-21.
- Web site: coastal marine area and river mouths boundary agreement within the Bay of Plenty Region. 1 August 2008. Bay of Plenty Regional Council.
- Web site: 0 1479 BOP WEST Highway Information Sheet. Auckland Motorways.
