Taieri River

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River in New Zealand

title: "Taieri River" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["taieri-river", "rivers-of-otago", "rivers-of-new-zealand", "rivers-of-dunedin"] description: "River in New Zealand" topic_path: "geography/new-zealand" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taieri_River" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameTaieri River
imageFile:Red Deer on the Upper Taieri Watermeadow - panoramio (1).jpg
image_captionThe Upper Taieri River, Otago
map
map_captionRoute of the Taieri River
pushpin_mapNew Zealand#New Zealand South Island
pushpin_map_size270px
pushpin_map_captionMouth of the Taieri River
source1Lammerlaw Range
source1_coordinates
mouth_locationPacific Ocean
mouth_elevation0 m
mouth_coordinates
subdivision_type1Country
subdivision_name1New Zealand
length288 km
progressionTaieri River → Pacific Ocean
tributaries_leftMacKays Creek, Red Swamp Creek, Bullocky Creek, Canadian Creek, Riddles Creek, Serpentine Creek, Linn Burn, Totara Creek, Stony Creek, Waitoi Creek, Stot Burn, Gimmer Burn, Eden Creek, Ewe Burn, Hog Burn, Kye Burn, Swin Burn, Hound Burn, Horse Burn, Mare Burn, Filly Burn, Crater Creek, Sheepwash Creek, Nenthorn Stream, Ross Stream, Three O'clock Stream, Christmas Creek, Little Mount Allan Stream, Big Stream, Mullocky Stream, Silver Stream, Ōwhiro Stream, Surprise Stream
tributaries_rightElbow Creek, Ailsa Creek, Spillers Creek, Logan Burn, Styx Creek, Rock and Pillar Creek, Sow Burn, Pig Burn, Shepherds Hut Creek, Bennetts Creek, Cap Burn, Prices Creek, Coal Creek, Scrub Burn, Homestead Creek, Six Mile Creek, Annetts Creek, Boundary Creek, Gills Creek, Heaney Creek, House Creek, Last Creek, Nant Creek, Wandle Creek, Lug Creek, Six Mile Creek, Camlet Creek, Dewar Stream, Rock Creek, Deadbullock Creek, Sutton Stream, Castle Stream, Flat Stream, Barewood Creek, Deep Stream, Machine Creek, Pay Office Creek, Game Cock Stream, Lee Stream, Traquair Burn, Waipori River
bridgesHyde-Macraes Bridge, Taieri Mouth Bridge
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| name = Taieri River | image = File:Red Deer on the Upper Taieri Watermeadow - panoramio (1).jpg | image_size = | image_caption = The Upper Taieri River, Otago | map = | map_size = | map_caption = Route of the Taieri River | map_alt = | pushpin_map = New Zealand#New Zealand South Island | pushpin_map_size = 270px | pushpin_map_caption = Mouth of the Taieri River | pushpin_map_alt = | source1 = Lammerlaw Range | source1_location = | source1_coordinates = | source1_elevation = | mouth_location = Pacific Ocean | mouth_elevation = 0 m | mouth_coordinates = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = New Zealand | length = 288 km | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = | progression = Taieri River → Pacific Ocean | tributaries_left = MacKays Creek, Red Swamp Creek, Bullocky Creek, Canadian Creek, Riddles Creek, Serpentine Creek, Linn Burn, Totara Creek, Stony Creek, Waitoi Creek, Stot Burn, Gimmer Burn, Eden Creek, Ewe Burn, Hog Burn, Kye Burn, Swin Burn, Hound Burn, Horse Burn, Mare Burn, Filly Burn, Crater Creek, Sheepwash Creek, Nenthorn Stream, Ross Stream, Three O'clock Stream, Christmas Creek, Little Mount Allan Stream, Big Stream, Mullocky Stream, Silver Stream, Ōwhiro Stream, Surprise Stream | tributaries_right = Elbow Creek, Ailsa Creek, Spillers Creek, Logan Burn, Styx Creek, Rock and Pillar Creek, Sow Burn, Pig Burn, Shepherds Hut Creek, Bennetts Creek, Cap Burn, Prices Creek, Coal Creek, Scrub Burn, Homestead Creek, Six Mile Creek, Annetts Creek, Boundary Creek, Gills Creek, Heaney Creek, House Creek, Last Creek, Nant Creek, Wandle Creek, Lug Creek, Six Mile Creek, Camlet Creek, Dewar Stream, Rock Creek, Deadbullock Creek, Sutton Stream, Castle Stream, Flat Stream, Barewood Creek, Deep Stream, Machine Creek, Pay Office Creek, Game Cock Stream, Lee Stream, Traquair Burn, Waipori River | waterfalls = | bridges = Hyde-Macraes Bridge, Taieri Mouth Bridge

The Taieri River (a misspelling of the original Māori name Taiari ) is the fourth-longest river in New Zealand and is in Otago in the South Island. Rising in the Lammerlaw Range, it initially flows north, then east around the Rock and Pillar range before turning southeast, reaching the sea 30 km south of Dunedin.

The upper reaches meander in a series of convoluted loops across a floodplain above Paerau, close to the aptly named locality of Serpentine; the river has created many small oxbow lakes in this area, some of which have been converted into water meadows. From here the river runs through two small hydroelectric power stations before reaching Patearoa in The Maniototo. The Taieri then arcs through almost 180 degrees, entering a broad glacial valley (the Strath-Taieri) surrounded by rugged hill ranges. Immediately downstream the river has cut a steep-sided declivity, the Taieri Gorge. This is known for the Taieri Gorge Railway, which follows a route into Central Otago through it. In the Taieri's lower reaches there is a broad floodplain (the Taieri Plains) containing much of Otago's most fertile farmland. The river then flows through the lower Taieri Gorge to the Pacific Ocean at Taieri Mouth. Taieri Island lies in the Pacific Ocean several hundred metres from the mouth of the river.

The Taieri is 288 km long, of which the last 20 km are navigable. Despite its length the Taieri has a minimal amount of water volume compared to other New Zealand rivers with its average discharge being around 35 m3/s. Towns along the river include Middlemarch, Outram, Allanton, Mosgiel, Henley, and Taieri Mouth. Its major tributary is the Waipori River, which meets the Taieri near Henley on the Taieri Plains. Google Maps erroneously shows the stretch of the river from the confluence to the mouth as Waipori River. The official correct name is shown on the New Zealand government's official NZ Topo Map.

However, while Taieri is the official name of the river, this name is known to be a misspelling of the Te Reo Māori word Taiari, meaning spring tide or shining water.

Gallery

File:Taieri at Allanton.jpg|The Taieri River at Allanton File:View of a railway line winding along the hills above the Taieri River, circa 1926 ATLIB 311897.png|Section of Taieri River and adjacent railway line circa 1926 File:Hyde - Macraes bridge over Taieri River, Otago, NZ.jpg|Hyde-Macraes Bridge File:Taieri Mouth Bridge.jpg|Taieri Mouth Bridge File:Moturata.jpg|Taieri Island / Moturata, offshore from the mouth of the Taieri River File:Taieri River east of Flat Stream.jpg|alt=river flowing though gorge|Taieri River east of Flat Stream

References

References

  1. [https://aukaha.co.nz/discoverable-narratives/taiari/]
  2. [https://www.theswimguide.org/beach/6221?set_language=en The Swim Guide]
  3. [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=11896386 Taieri River flows over weekend exceeded 1980 flood] ''New Zealand Herald'' Retrieved 28 July 2017
  4. "Taieri River at Outram Water Quantity".
  5. "Google Maps".
  6. "New Zealand Topographic Map - NZ Topo Map".
  7. [https://aukaha.co.nz/discoverable-narratives/taiari/]
  8. [https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/freshwater-restoration/nga-awa/taiari-river-restoration/]
  9. [https://www.lakestoriesnz.org/taiari]

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