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Buller River 329 PIOTR JOZWICKI SF Amituana i F FALETOLU O MAUI TE WAKA ©All Rights Reserved Email: [email protected] [13 pages] Courtesy Wikipedia. The Buller River, Westport, New Zealand BullerBuller River River - Wikipedia - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buller_Riverhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buller_River CoordinatesCoordinates: 41°43: 41°43′45″S′45171°35″S 171°35′20″E′20″E BullerBuller River River FromFrom Wikipedia, Wikipedia, the the free free encyclopedia encyclopedia TheThe Buller Buller River River is inis inthe the South South Island Island of of New New Zealand.Zealand.[1][1] OneOne Buller (Kawatiri) of theof thecountry's country's longest longest rivers, rivers, it itflows flows for for 170 170 kilometreskilometres Buller (Kawatiri) River (110(110 mi) mi) from from Lake Lake Rotoiti Rotoiti through through the the Buller Buller GorgeGorge and intointo River the Tasmanthe Tasman Sea Sea near near the the town town of of Westport Westport. .As As RotoitiRotoiti itself isis fed by the Travers River it can be claimed that the Buller's fed by the Travers River it can be claimed that the Buller's source is at the headwaters of the Travers, on the northern source is at the headwaters of the Travers, on the northern slopes of Mount Travers in the Saint Arnaud Range. 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The Buller River upstream from Murchison along with the Buller River near Berlins TheMangles Buller River River upstreamare popular from for whitewaterMurchison kayaking along with and the Buller River near Berlins Name origin: named for Charles Buller Manglesrecreational River fishingare popular.[2] State for Highway whitewater 6 follows kayaking the riverand for Name origin: named for Charles Buller recreationalmuch of itsfishing length..[2] State Highway 6 follows the river for Country New Zealand much of its length. Region Tasman, West Coast This river has an annual mean flow of 429 cubic metres per Country New Zealand second (15,100 cu ft/s) and boasts the highest flood flow of any TributariesRegion Tasman, West Coast This river has an annual mean flow of 429 cubic metres per New Zealand river which is over 14,000 cubic metres per - left Travers, Gowan, Mangles, second (15,100 cu ft/s) and boasts the highest flood flow of any Tributaries second (490,000 cu ft/s). Matakitaki, Maruia, New Zealand river which is over 14,000 cubic metres per - left InangahuaTravers, BlackwaterGowan, Mangles, , second (490,000 cu ft/s). OhikanuiMatakitaki, Maruia, Tributaries - right HopeInangahua, Owen,,MatiriBlackwater, Cities SaintOhikanui Arnaud, Murchison, Tributaries The Buller has several - right WestportHope, Owen, Matiri major tributaries. 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Other Mouth Tasman Sea Owen, Mangles, Matiri, - elevation 0 m (0 ft) smaller tributaries - location Karamea Bight, TheBlackwater Buller River, and Ohikanui Rivers. - coordinates 41°43′45″S 171°35′20″E include the Hope, New Zealand Length In July 2001 the Buller Water ConservationOwen Order, Mangles came, intoMatiri, - elevation 1770 mkm (0 (110 ft) mi) Blackwaterforce, listing, and the Ohikanui waters ofRivers the Buller. River and tributaries that Discharge - coordinates 41°43′45″S 171°35′20″E 3 are to be retained in their natural state or protected because of - average 429 m /s (15,150 cu ft/s) Length 177 km (110 mi) In Julythe outstanding2001 the Buller characteristics, Water Conservation features and Order values came of the into Discharge force,waters. listing[3] the waters of the Buller River and tributaries that 3 are to be retained in their natural state or protected because of - average 429 m /s (15,150 cu ft/s) the outstandingThe river is named characteristics, after Charles features Buller and, Member values of of Parliament the waters.and [3]director of the New Zealand Company. TheLine river is notes named after Charles Buller, Member of Parliament and director of the New Zealand Company. 1 of Line2 notes 8/06/17, 10:07 AM 1 of 2 8/06/17, 10:07 AM Buller River - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buller_River Coordinates: 41°43′45″S 171°35′20″E Buller River From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Buller River is in the South Island of New Zealand.[1] One of the country's longest rivers, it flows for 170 kilometres Buller (Kawatiri) (110 mi) from Lake Rotoiti through the Buller Gorge and into River the Tasman Sea near the town of Westport. As Rotoiti itself is fed by the Travers River it can be claimed that the Buller's source is at the headwaters of the Travers, on the northern slopes of Mount Travers in the Saint Arnaud Range. The Paparoa Range separates the Buller River from the Grey River. A number of flora and fauna are found in the Buller watershed, many of these extending onto the slopes of the Paparoa Range. The Maori name for the Buller, Kawatiri, is rarely used. The Buller River upstream from Murchison along with the Buller River near Berlins Mangles River are popular for whitewater kayaking and Name origin: named for Charles Buller recreational fishing.[2] State Highway 6 follows the river for much of its length. Country New Zealand Region Tasman, West Coast This river has an annual mean flow of 429 cubic metres per second (15,100 cu ft/s) and boasts the highest flood flow of any Tributaries New Zealand river which is over 14,000 cubic metres per - left Travers, Gowan, Mangles, second (490,000 cu ft/s). Matakitaki, Maruia, Inangahua, Blackwater, Ohikanui Tributaries - right Hope, Owen, Matiri Cities Saint Arnaud, Murchison, The Buller has several Westport major tributaries. These Landmark Buller Gorge include (in order from Lake Rotoiti) the Source Southern Alps (Saint Gowan River, the Arnaud Range) Matakitaki River, the - location Lake Rotoiti, New Zealand Maruia River, and the - coordinates 41°48′10″S 172°49′20″E Inangahua River. Other Mouth Tasman Sea smaller tributaries - location Karamea Bight, The Buller River include the Hope, New Zealand Owen, Mangles, Matiri, - elevation 0 m (0 ft) Blackwater, and Ohikanui Rivers. - coordinates 41°43′45″S 171°35′20″E Length In July 2001 the Buller Water Conservation Order came into 177 km (110 mi) force, listing the waters of the Buller River and tributaries that Discharge 3 are to be retained in their natural state or protected because of - average 429 m /s (15,150 cu ft/s) the outstanding characteristics, features and values of the waters.[3] The river is named after Charles Buller, Member of Parliament and director of the New Zealand Company. Buller River - WikipediaLine notes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buller_River 1. Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966) 2. Marion Hobbs. 2001 1 of 2 3. Water conservation orders (http://www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/water 8/06/17, 10:07 AM /freshwater/water-conservation/) References Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 1966 (http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/buller-river) Marion Hobbs. 2001. Water Conservation Order for Buller River to take. Official website of the New Zealand Government (https://web.archive.org /web/20070929090952/http://www.beehive.govt.nz/Print /PrintDocument.aspx?DocumentID=10965) Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org The Buller River system /w/index.php?title=Buller_River&oldid=781426987" Wikimedia Commons: Buller River Categories: Buller District Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand This page was last edited on 21 May 2017, at 05:11. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. 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