| 词条 | Waimate Creek |
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CatchmentWaimate Creek runs roughly eastwards, rising in the Hunter Hills before reaching the narrow coastal plain of the Pacific Ocean, skirting the west and southern side of Waimate township and then discharging metres from the sea into the Wainono Dead Arm, which links the Waihao River and Wainono Lagoon. Its catchment area is approximately {{convert|78|km2|mi2}}.[3] EcologyWaimate Creek is considered by Environment Canterbury to be in good ecological condition. This is due to intact native forest at its headwaters and a riparian zone that has remained relatively intact. This zone contains vegetation such as willows and broom. Fish species found within the stream include the Canterbury galaxias, New Zealand longfin eel, and upland bully.[4] CrossingsState Highway 82 crosses Waimate Creek on the southwestern side of Waimate. In Studholme, near its discharge into the Wainono Dead Arm, it is crossed by State Highway 1 and the Main South Line railway. It was formerly crossed by the Waimate Gorge Branch railway on the southwestern side of Waimate but this branch line closed in 1953 and the bridge has been removed. References1. ^{{LINZ|15773||25 October 2007}} {{coord|44|44|S|171|10|E|display=title|region:NZ_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki}}2. ^Brian Newton Davis and Edward Stewart Dollimore, "Waimate", 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, accessed 25 October 2007. 3. ^Philippa Aitchison-Earl, Marc Ettema, Graeme Horrell, Alistair McKerchar, and Esther Smith, "4.6.6 Waimate Creek", Pareora - Waihao River: Water Resource Summary (Report No. RO6/20) (Environment Canterbury: Christchurch and Timaru, August 2005), 71. 4. ^Environment Canterbury, "2.11 Waimate Creek at John Kirk's Intake", 31, accessed 25 October 2007. 2 : Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand|Waimate District |
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