Waimakariri River

The Waimakariri River is one of the largest rivers in Canterbury, on the eastern coast of New Zealand's . It flows for 151 kilometres in a generally southeastward direction from the across the to the Pacific Ocean.
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  • Type: River
  • Description: river in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “懷馬卡里里河”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Brooklands Lagoon and St Bartholomew’s Church.

Lake
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
is an elongated estuary near .

Church
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Park
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is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brooklands and Kainga.

Hamlet
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is the northernmost suburb of , New Zealand.

Village
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is a settlement on the southern bank of the…

Hamlet
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is a small rural community in the , New Zealand.

Waimakariri River

Latitude
-43.3993° or 43° 23′ 58″ south
Longitude
172.68252° or 172° 40′ 57″ east
Open location code
4V8JJM2M+72
Open­Street­Map ID
way 85688434
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
2180201
Wiki­data ID
Q1535123
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Waimakariri River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر فايماكاريري”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Waimakariri”
  • Cebuano: “Waimakariri River”
  • Chinese: “怀马卡里里河”
  • Danish: “Waimakariri River”
  • Dutch: “Waimakariri”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر وايماكاريرى”
  • Finnish: “Waimakariri”
  • French: “Waimakariri”
  • German: “Waimakariri River”
  • Gujarati: “વાઇમકારીરી નદી”
  • Hebrew: “ואימאקארירי”
  • Italian: “Waimakariri”
  • Japanese: “ワイマカリリ川”
  • Kölsch: “Waimakariri Floss”
  • Lithuanian: “Vaimakariris”
  • Manipuri: “ꯋꯥꯢꯃꯀꯥꯔꯤꯔꯤ ꯇꯨꯔꯦꯜ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Waimakariri”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Waimakaririelva”
  • Norwegian: “Waimakariri”
  • Polish: “Waimakariri”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Waimakariri”
  • Russian: “Уаимакарири”
  • Spanish: “Río Waimakariri”
  • Spanish: “Waimakariri”
  • Swedish: “Waimakariri River”
  • Turkish: “Waimakariri Nehri”
  • Ukrainian: “Ваймакарірі”
  • Vietnamese: “Sông Waimakariri”
  • Welsh: “Afon Waimakariri”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Stewarts Gully and Brooklands Lagoon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Te Rauakaaka Nature Reserve and Riverlea Recreation Reserve.

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