Wainui River (Bay of Plenty)

For other rivers with this name, see Wainui River.

Wainui River
Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Kaimai Range
• elevation	551m
Mouth
• location	Tauranga Harbour
• coordinates	37°37′42″S 175°58′03″E
Length	17 km (11 mi)
Basin size	5058ha

The Wainui River is a river of the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows north from the Kaimai Range to reach Tauranga Harbour 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Katikati. The catchment has 191 km (119 mi) of stream margins.[1] 41% of the catchment remains covered in native bush, but 48% is under pasture and suffers soil erosion.[2]

The river includes 3 waterfalls of up to 10 m (33 ft),[3] which have been kayaked.[4]

The 210 ft (64 m) long[5] former East Coast Main Trunk railway bridge is designated as the limit of the Coastal Marine Area.[6] Downstream, a 3-span 31 m (102 ft) bridge takes SH2 over the river.[7]

See also

• List of rivers of New Zealand

References

1. "Environmental monitoring data for Wainui". Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
2. "Wainui Sub-Catchment Action Plan 2012" (PDF). Bay of Plenty Regional Council.
3. "Embedded Map Preview". www.topomap.co.nz. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
4. Troughton, Jamie (7 May 2011). "In search of the Bay's wildest water (+video)". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
5. "EAST COAST MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY (Bay of Plenty Times, 1925-12-04)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
6. "coastal marine area and river mouths boundary agreement within the Bay of Plenty Region" (PDF). Bay of Plenty Regional Council. 1 August 2008.
7. "0 1479 BOP WEST Highway Information Sheet" (PDF). Auckland Motorways.

"Place name detail: Wainui River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

External links

• Photo of train on Wainui viaduct