Okana River

Last updated

Okana River
Challenge in Little River.jpg
Okana River flooding Little River
Okana River
Location
Country New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Mouth  
 • location
 Takiritawai River

The Okana River, formerly called the Ohiriri River, is a river on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows southwest past the settlement of Little River where it meets the Okuti River, the two rivers forming the short Takiritawai River which flows into the northern end of Te Roto o Wairewa / Lake Forsyth. [1]

On 19 October 2011, the Okana River caused the worst flooding in Little River for many years, with State Highway 75 closed. [2] Long-term residents believe that the flooding was the worst since the Wahine storm on 10 April 1968. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Place name detail: Okana River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand . Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  2. ↑ Gorman, Paul (19 October 2011). "Little River becomes big river". The Press . p. A1. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Grenhill, Marc (21 October 2011). "Worst floods 'in 43 years'". The Press . p. A5.

43°46′S172°48′E / 43.767°S 172.800°E / -43.767; 172.800


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.