Taieri River

River in New Zealand

Taieri River

The Upper Taieri River, Otago

Route of the Taieri River

Mouth of the Taieri River

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Taieri River (South Island)

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Location
Country| New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source| Lammerlaw Range
• coordinates| 45°42′39″S 169°41′38″E﻿ / ﻿45.71073°S 169.69397°E﻿ / -45.71073; 169.69397
Mouth|

• location

| Pacific Ocean

• coordinates

| 46°03′15″S 170°11′59″E﻿ / ﻿46.054224°S 170.199673°E﻿ / -46.054224; 170.199673

• elevation

| 0 m (0 ft)
Length| 288 km (179 mi)
Basin features
Progression| Taieri River → Pacific Ocean
Tributaries|
• left| MacKays Creek, Red Swamp Creek, Bullocky Creek, Canadian Creek, Riddles Creek, Serpentine Creek, Linn Burn, Totara Creek, Stony Creek, Waitoi Creek, Stot Burn, Gimmer Burn, Eden Creek, Ewe Burn, Hog Burn, Kye Burn, Swin Burn, Hound Burn, Horse Burn, Mare Burn, Filly Burn, Crater Creek, Sheepwash Creek, Nenthorn Stream, Ross Stream, Three O'clock Stream, Christmas Creek, Little Mount Allan Stream, Big Stream, Mullocky Stream, Silver Stream, Ōwhiro Stream, Surprise Stream
• right| Elbow Creek, Ailsa Creek, Spillers Creek, Logan Burn, Styx Creek, Rock and Pillar Creek, Sow Burn, Pig Burn, Shepherds Hut Creek, Bennetts Creek, Cap Burn, Prices Creek, Coal Creek, Scrub Burn, Homestead Creek, Six Mile Creek, Annetts Creek, Boundary Creek, Gills Creek, Heaney Creek, House Creek, Last Creek, Nant Creek, Wandle Creek, Lug Creek, Six Mile Creek, Camlet Creek, Dewar Stream, Rock Creek, Deadbullock Creek, Sutton Stream, Castle Stream, Flat Stream, Barewood Creek, Deep Stream, Machine Creek, Pay Office Creek, Game Cock Stream, Lee Stream, Traquair Burn, Waipori River
Bridges| Hyde-Macraes Bridge, Taieri Mouth Bridge

The Taieri River (a misspelling of the original Māori name Taiari [1]) is the fourth-longest river in New Zealand and is in Otago in the South Island.[2] Rising in the Lammerlaw Range, it initially flows north, then east around the Rock and Pillar range before turning southeast, reaching the sea 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Dunedin.

The upper reaches meander in a series of convoluted loops across a floodplain above Paerau, close to the aptly named locality of Serpentine; the river has created many small oxbow lakes in this area, some of which have been converted into water meadows. From here the river runs through two small hydroelectric power stations before reaching Patearoa in The Maniototo. The Taieri then arcs through almost 180 degrees, entering a broad glacial valley (the Strath-Taieri) surrounded by rugged hill ranges. Immediately downstream the river has cut a steep-sided declivity, the Taieri Gorge. This is known for the Taieri Gorge Railway, which follows a route into Central Otago through it. In the Taieri's lower reaches there is a broad floodplain (the Taieri Plains) containing much of Otago's most fertile farmland. The river then flows through the lower Taieri Gorge to the Pacific Ocean at Taieri Mouth. Taieri Island lies in the Pacific Ocean several hundred metres from the mouth of the river.[3]

The Taieri is 288 kilometres (179 mi) long, of which the last 20 kilometres (12 mi) are navigable. Despite its length the Taieri has a minimal amount of water volume compared to other New Zealand rivers with its average discharge being around 35 cubic metres per second (1,200 cu ft/s).[4] Towns along the river include Middlemarch, Outram, Allanton, Mosgiel, Henley, and Taieri Mouth. Its major tributary is the Waipori River, which meets the Taieri near Henley on the Taieri Plains. Google Maps erroneously shows the stretch of the river from the confluence to the mouth as Waipori River.[5] The official correct name is shown on the New Zealand government's official NZ Topo Map.[6]

However, while Taieri is the official name of the river, this name is known to be a misspelling of the Te Reo Māori word Taiari, meaning spring tide or shining water.[7][8][9]

## Gallery

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* The Taieri River at Allanton

* Section of Taieri River and adjacent railway line circa 1926

* Hyde-Macraes Bridge

* Taieri Mouth Bridge

* Taieri Island / Moturata, offshore from the mouth of the Taieri River

## References

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1. ^ [1]
2. ^ The Swim Guide
3. ^ Taieri River flows over weekend exceeded 1980 flood New Zealand Herald Retrieved 28 July 2017
4. ^ "Taieri River at Outram Water Quantity". Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
5. ^ "Google Maps".
6. ^ "New Zealand Topographic Map - NZ Topo Map".
7. ^ [2]
8. ^ [3]
9. ^ [4]

## External links

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Taieri River

Source: Lammerlaw Range. Flows into: Pacific Ocean

Administrative areas|

* Otago region
* Clutha District
* Central Otago District
* Dunedin City

Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream)|

* Paerau
* Waipiata
* Hyde
* Middlemarch
* Sutton
* Outram
* Allanton
* Henley
* Taieri Mouth

Tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence)|

* Styx Creek
* Deep Stream
* Silver Stream
* Waipori River

Lakes in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary)|

* Sutton Salt Lake
* Lake Mahinerangi
* Lake Waihola
* Lake Waipori
* Lake Tatawai (former lake)

Islands in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary)|

* Taieri Island / Moturata

Other features (upstream to downstream)|

* Central Otago Rail Trail
* Strath Taieri
* The Maniototo
* Taieri Gorge Railway
* Taieri Gorge
* Taieri Plain
* Sinclair Wetlands

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

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Dunedin

Seat: Central Dunedin

Populated places|

| Central city|

* Central Dunedin
* City Rise
* Dunedin Harbourside
* Dunedin North
* The Exchange
* Fernhill
* Warehouse Precinct

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Urban north|

* Balmacewen
* Burkes
* Dalmore
* The Gardens
* Glenleith
* Leith Valley
* Liberton
* Maia
* Maori Hill
* Mount Mera
* Normanby
* North East Valley
* Opoho
* Pine Hill
* Prospect Park
* Ravensbourne
* St Leonards
* Wakari
* Woodhaugh

Urban east|

* Challis
* The Cove
* Grants Braes
* Highcliff
* Vauxhall
* Waverley

Urban south|

* Andersons Bay
* Corstorphine
* Forbury
* Kensington
* Kew
* Musselburgh
* Ocean Grove (Tomahawk)
* St Clair
* St Kilda
* Shiel Hill
* South Dunedin
* Southern Endowment
* Sunshine
* Tahuna
* Tainui

Urban west|

* Abbotsford
* Balaclava
* Belleknowes
* Bradford
* Brockville
* Burnside
* Caversham
* Calton Hill
* Concord
* The Glen
* Glenross
* Green Island
* Halfway Bush
* Helensburgh
* Kaikorai
* Kaikorai Valley
* Kenmure
* Littlebourne
* Little Paisley
* Lookout Point
* Maryhill
* Mornington
* Roslyn

Surrounds|

* Allanton
* Aramoana
* Berwick
* Brighton
* Broad Bay
* Careys Bay
* Clarks Junction
* Company Bay
* East Taieri
* Evansdale
* Fairfield
* Harington Point
* Hawksbury
* Harwood
* Henley
* Hindon
* Hyde
* Karitane
* Macandrew Bay
* Middlemarch
* Momona
* Mosgiel
* Ocean View
* Otakou
* Outram
* Port Chalmers
* Portobello
* Pukehiki
* Pūrākaunui
* Roseneath
* Sawyers Bay
* Seacliff
* Sutton
* Tumai
* Waikouaiti
* Waitati
* Waldronville
* Warrington
* Whare Flat
* Wingatui

Geographic features|

| Dunedin|

* Bethune's Gully
* Dalmore Reserve
* Dunedin Town Belt
* Flagstaff
* Kaikorai Stream
* Lawyers Head
* Leith Saddle
* Lindsay Creek
* Moore's Bush
* Mount Cargill
* Otago Harbour
* Ross Creek Reservoir
* Signal Hill
* St Clair and St Kilda Beaches
* Sullivans Dam
* Tomahawk Beach
* Tomahawk Lagoon
* Water of Leith

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Surrounds|

* Allans Beach
* Blueskin Bay
* Bird Island
* Blackhead
* Boulder Beach
* Cape Saunders
* Careys Creek
* Deep Stream
* Dunedin volcanic group
* volcano
* Foulden Maar
* Goat Island / Rakiriri
* Great Moss Swamp
* Green Island (Ōkaihae)
* Hawksbury Lagoon
* Hoopers Inlet
* Huriawa Peninsula
* Island Park Recreation Reserve
* The Kilmog
* Lake Tatawai
* Lammermoor Range
* Mapoutahi
* Maungatua
* Mount Watkin / Hikaroroa
* Orokonui Ecosanctuary
* Otago Heads
* Otago Peninsula
* Papanui Inlet
* Pleasant River
* Quarantine Island
* Rock and Pillar Range
* Saddle Hill
* Sandfly Bay
* Sandymount
* The Silverpeaks
* Silver Stream
* Smaills Beach
* Strath Taieri
* Sutton Salt Lake
* Swampy Summit
* Taiaroa Head
* Taieri Gorge
* Taieri Pet
* Taieri Plain
* Taieri River
* Tunnel Beach
* Victory Beach
* Waikouaiti River
* Waipori River
* Waitati River
* Whareakeake
* White Island

Facilities and attractions|

* Baldwin Street
* Cadbury World (defunct)
* Cargill's Castle
* Carisbrook
* Dunedin Botanic Gardens
* Dunedin Chinese Garden
* Dunedin Hospital
* Dunedin Public Art Gallery
* Dunedin Public Libraries
* Dunedin railway station
* The Edgar Centre
* First Church
* Forbury Park Raceway (defunct)
* George Street
* Hocken Collections
* Knox Church
* Larnach Castle
* Meridian Mall
* Moana Pool
* Moray Place
* The Octagon
* Olveston
* Otago Museum
* Otago Settlers' Museum
* Portobello Aquarium
* Princes Street
* St Joseph's Cathedral
* St Paul's Cathedral
* Stuart Street
* Taieri Gorge Railway
* Town Belt
* University of Otago Registry Building
* University Oval

Organisations|

* Channel 39
* Otago Daily Times
* Speight's

Education|

* Bayfield High School
* Columba College
* John McGlashan College
* Kaikorai Valley College
* King's High School
* Logan Park High School
* Otago Boys' High School
* Otago Girls' High School
* Otago Polytechnic
* Queen's High School
* St Hilda's Collegiate School
* St Joseph's Cathedral School
* Taieri College
* Trinity Catholic College
* University of Otago

Culture|

* Dunedin Fringe Festival
* Dunedin Gasworks Museum
* Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery
* Dunedin Sound
* Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival
* ID Dunedin Fashion Week
* Mayfair Theatre
* Regent Theatre

Sports|

* Dunedin City Royals (football)
* Dunedin Thunder (ice hockey)
* Highlanders (rugby union)
* Otago (cricket)
* Otago (rugby)
* Otago Nuggets (basketball)
* Southern Festival of Speed

General topics|

* Dunstan Trail
* Historic places
* History
* Notable people
* Public transport

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