Hurunui River

General data

Name: Hurunui River
Water system: Pacific Ocean
Water type: River
Progression: Pacific Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: Australia & Oceania
Countries: New Zealand

The Hurunui River is the fourth largest of the four principal rivers in north Canterbury, New Zealand, with a catchment area of 2,670 square km (1,030 mi2). The river flows from the eastern side of the Southern Alps, to the Pacific Ocean.

The head of the Hurunui River is at Harper Pass; on the other side of the pass is the Taramakau River. Some of the tributaries include the Jollie Brook, the Hurunui River South Branch, the Glenrae River and the Mandamus River. The Hurunui River flows through Lake Sumner. A hot pool has been constructed at the base of a small waterfall on a side stream of the river.

Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) were introduced from California in the 1900s for game fishing.

Hurunui River

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