Kerikeri River (Waikato)
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This article is about Kerikeri River, in Waikato, New Zealand. For the river in Northland, New Zealand, see Kerikeri River.
| Kerikeri River | |
|---|---|
 waterfall beside Ruakiwi Rd | |
| Mouth | Raglan Harbour |
| Basin countries | New Zealand |
| Length | 9 km (5.6 mi) |
| Source elevation | 170 m |
| Mouth elevation | 0 m |
The Kerikeri River is a short river of the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows into the northern shore of Raglan Harbour.
The valley is largely along the line of the fault on the eastern edge of Whaingaroa Harbour. It flows over Coleman Conglomerate and, at its lower end, blue-grey Puti Siltstone, both of Puaroan age (about 150 million years ago).[1]
From about 1870 Sam and Tom Wilson ran a flax mill powered by a wheel in the river.[2] Much of the native bush was cleared for farming between 1910 and 1920.[3]
See also
External links
- 1:50,000 map
- most of the river is close to Ruakiwi Road, so some images are available in street scene on https://maps.google.com/
References
Coordinates: 37°43′S 174°56′E / 37.717°S 174.933°E
- ↑ Geology of the Raglan-Kawhia Area: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences (N.Z.), Barry Clayton Waterhouse, P. J. White 1994 ISBN 0-478-08837-X
- ↑ page 63 Te Uku: R T Vernon 1975
- ↑ Off the Sheeps back: Bill Richards 1986
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