Rakaia River

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The Rakaia River is a major braided river in New Zealand’s South Island, known for its wide shingle beds, salmon fishing, and dramatic alpine-to-coast course through the Canterbury region.

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Rakaia River canonical 4
Hurunui River 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf braided river
river
associatedWith Rakaia Gorge Walkway
Rakaia salmon fishery
basinSize approximately 2950 km²
country New Zealand
crossedBy Rakaia Gorge Bridge
Rakaia River Bridge
discharge one of the largest in Canterbury
flowsDirection east
flowsNear Methven
Rakaia (town)
flowsThrough Canterbury Plains
governedBy Environment Canterbury
hasCharacteristic braided channel
highly braided lower reaches
wide shingle beds
hasFishSpecies Chinook salmon
trout
hasGorge Waimakariri Gorge
surface form: Rakaia Gorge
hasMouthNear south of Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora
hasSettlementAtMouth Rakaia (town)
hasTributary Acheron River (Canterbury)
Lake Stream
Mathias River NERFINISHED
Wilberforce River
knownFor braided river landscapes
dramatic alpine-to-coast course
jet boating
salmon fishing
length approximately 150 km
locatedIn South Island
locatedInRegion Canterbury
locatedOnIsland Te Waipounamu
surface form: Te Waipounamu (South Island)
mouthLocatedIn Canterbury Bight
Pacific Ocean
partOf Canterbury river system
Rakaia GorgeLocatedIn foothills of the Southern Alps
Rakaia River BridgeCharacteristic one of New Zealand’s longest road bridges
Rakaia River BridgeLength approximately 1757 m
sourceLocatedIn Southern Alps
sourceLocatedNear Lyell Glacier
subjectTo environmental flow regulations
water allocation plans
usedFor fishing
irrigation
jet boating
recreation

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canterbury containsRiver Rakaia River
Canterbury Region hasMajorRiver Rakaia River
Selwyn District hasRiver Rakaia River
Ashburton District hasRiver Rakaia River
Hurunui District containsRiver Rakaia River
this entity surface form: Hurunui River