Opihi River

Opihi River

The Opihi River flows through south Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island.

It flows southeast for 75 kilometres, reaching the Pacific Ocean 10 kilometres north of Timaru. The town of Fairlie lies on the river's banks.

Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) were introduced from California in the 1900s and persist today.[1]

The banks of the river around the settlement of Waitohi were possibly the site of the first powered heavier-than-air flight on March 31, 1903 when pioneer aviator Richard Pearse is reputed to have got his home-made machine airborne several months before the Wright Brothers.

In 2000 Environment Canterbury approved the Opihi River Regional Plan for sustainable management of the resources of the river.[2]

References

  1. ^ McDowall, R. M. (1990) New Zealand freshwater fishes: a natural history and guide. Heinemann-Reed, Auckland, 553 p.
  2. ^ Environment Canterbury (2000). Opihi River Regional Plan Report R00/16. Environment Canterbury. ISBN 1-86937-392-8. http://www.ecan.govt.nz/Plans+and+Reports/Water/Opihi-river-regional-plan.htm. 

Coordinates: 44°17′S 171°21′E / 44.283°S 171.35°E / -44.283; 171.35


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