Rakaia River
River in Canterbury, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rakaia River is in the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island.[1] The Rakaia River is one of the largest braided rivers in New Zealand.[2] The Rakaia River has a mean flow of 203 cubic metres per second (7,200 cu ft/s) and a mean annual seven-day low flow of 87 m3/s (3,100 cu ft/s).[3] In the 1850s, European settlers named it the Cholmondeley River, but this name lapsed into disuse.[4] The name Rakaia comes from Māori "Ō Rakaia", meaning the place where people were arranged by ranks.[5][6]
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Rakaia River | |
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Native name | Rakaia (Māori) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Southern Alps |
Length | 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 203 cubic metres per second (7,200 cu ft/s) |
• minimum | 87 m3/s (3,100 cu ft/s) |
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