Tarawera River
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| Mouth | Bay of Plenty |
| Basin countries | New Zealand |
| Length | 65 km |
The Tarawera River is in the Bay of Plenty region in the North Island of New Zealand.
It flows from Lake Tarawera, northeastwards across the northern flanks of the active volcano Mount Tarawera, and past the town of Kawerau before turning north, reaching the Bay of Plenty six kilometres to the west of Edgecumbe.
The Tarawera Falls on the river are considered to be quite spectacular.
[edit] Environmental issues
The river has been labelled "the black drain" due to the presence of pollution from farms, sewage, stormwater and, pulp and paper mill effluent. As of 1997 pulp and paper mills were discharging over 160 million litres of industrial waste into the river per day.[1]
As of 2006 the oxygen levels in the river had reached a level where fish could survive, however the water colour was still dark.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ The State of New Zealand's Environment. Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand) (1997). Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ^ Tarawera River’s future is “looking good” (Microsoft Word). Environment Bay of Plenty (2006-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
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