Whangaehu River

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The Whangaehu River is a central North Island river in New Zealand known for draining the crater lake of Mount Ruapehu and carrying highly acidic volcanic waters to the coast.

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Whangaehu River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
country New Zealand
drainageBasinFeature volcanic terrain
drains crater lake of Mount Ruapehu
flowsInto Tasman Sea
flowsThrough Manawatū-Whanganui Region
surface form: Manawatū-Whanganui region

central North Island
hasCatchment eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu
hasCharacteristic discoloured water due to volcanic minerals
low pH
hasCulturalContext Māori place name
hasEcologicalImpact limited aquatic life due to acidity
hasRiskTo downstream infrastructure
hasSourceOn Mount Ruapehu
hasVolcanicInfluenceFrom Mount Ruapehu
hazardType lahar
isAffectedBy crater lake outburst floods
1995–1996 Mount Ruapehu eruptions
surface form: eruption of Mount Ruapehu
knownFor carrying highly acidic volcanic waters to the coast
lahar hazards
locatedIn North Island
central North Island
monitoredBy New Zealand authorities
monitoredFor lahar events
mouthLocatedIn Tasman Sea
south of Whanganui
partOf Ruapehu volcanic system hydrology
region Manawatū-Whanganui Region
surface form: Manawatū-Whanganui
source Ruapehu Crater Lake
surface form: Mount Ruapehu crater lake
waterQuality highly acidic
waterType acidic
volcanic

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Manawatū-Whanganui Region containsRiver Whangaehu River