- Harania Creek
Harania Creek is the name of the shallow estuarine waterway in the
Mangere Inlet on theManukau Harbour ,Auckland ,New Zealand . The area extends from 1500 metres east of theMangere Bridge when the tide is fully out, for 1 kilometre to the end of the harbour in the heart ofMangere .The waterway system is fed by a number of small open and piped creeks which bring runoff from residential, industrial and park areas in
Otahuhu ,Mangere East , andFavona . The largest of these fresh water runoffs is theMangere East catchment which emerges from behind the Pacific Steel reclamation.The creek is bound by
mangrove s in its upper reaches. These mangroves emerged from approximately 1970s onwards, following the end of significant emissions from several largeslaughterhouse s. The mangrove roots create a tight course for the creek, which has deepened over time.The area has been the subject of study into the
geomorphology of fresh water flowing through a tidal system by theAuckland University Geology Department. This looked at changing sea levels over time.
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