Tākaka River

River in New Zealand

41°09′45″S 172°40′52″E / 41.1624°S 172.681°E / -41.1624; 172.681 Mouth

• location

Golden Bay / Mohua

• coordinates

40°52′56″S 172°48′37″E / 40.8822°S 172.8102°E / -40.8822; 172.8102Basin featuresProgressionTākaka River → Golden Bay / Mohua → Tasman SeaTributaries • leftDeep Creek, Peat Creek, Bullock Creek, Camp Creek, Asbestos Creek, Gabbro Creek, Cobb River, Sams Creek, Rheumatic Creek, Kill Devil Creek, Sam Creek, Cotton Creek, Craigieburn Creek, Washaway Creek, Stony Creek, Spring Brook, Waingaro River, Anatoki River, One Spec Creek, Te Waikoropupū River • rightGrecian Creek, Barron Stream, Waitui Stream, Aaron Creek, Ironstone Creek, Scott Creek, The Gorge Creek, Rāmeka CreekBridgesLindsays Bridge

The Tākaka River lies in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. It runs north for 70 kilometres, entering Golden Bay near the town of Tākaka.

History

It was reported on 17 January 2007 that the Tākaka River is one of a growing number of South Island rivers to have a confirmed case of the invasive river weed didymo.^[1]

In July 2020, the name of the river was officially gazetted as Tākaka River by the New Zealand Geographic Board.^[2]

Gallery

Bridge over Takaka River by Cobb Power Station, Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand
The Tākaka River seen from Lindsays Bridge
Tākaka River at Paines Ford, Tākaka

References

^ "Fast-spreading didymo cloaking parts of river", Nelson Mail.
^ "Notice of approved official geographic names" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

Kahurangi National Park

Mountains

Mount Arthur
Mount Burnett
Mount Owen

Mountain ranges

Glasgow Range
Wharepapa / Arthur Range

Mountain passes

Granity Pass

Caves

Bulmer Cavern
Ellis Basin cave system
Honeycomb Hill Cave
Ōpārara Basin Arches
Nettlebed Cave

Coastal features

Lakes and reservoirs

Boulder Lake
Lake Sparrow

Walking tracks

Rivers

Tasman District	Anatoki River Aorere River Baton River Big River Boulder River Brown River Clark River Clarke River Cobb River Dart River Devil River Ellis River Fyfe River Hope River Kaituna River Little Boulder River Little Devil River Little Ōnahau River Little Pokororo River Little Slate River Little Waingaro River Matiri River Ōnahau River Onekaka River Ōtere River Owen River Parapara River Pariwhakaoho River Paturau River Pearse River Pokororo River Puremāhaia River Riuwaka River Rocky River Rolling River Saxon River Sherry River Skeet River Slate River Snow River Spey River Stanley River Tadmor River Tākaka River Te Waikoropupū River Turimawiwi River Waingaro River Wangapeka River
Buller District	Allen River Beautiful River Crow River Gunner River Heaphy River Hemphill River Huia River Johnson River Kahurangi River Kākāpō River Karamea River Kōhaihai River Leslie River Lewis River Little Crow River Little Wanganui River Mōkihinui River Ōpārara River Basin Postal River Roaring Lion River Taipō River Ugly River
both districts	Buller River