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Hurunui River : ウィキペディア英語版 | Hurunui River
The Hurunui River is the fourth largest of the four principal rivers in north Canterbury, New Zealand, with a catchment area of .〔Robert Logan, ''Waimakariri. The story of Canterbury's "river of cold rushing water"''. ISBN 0-473-00520-4, Robert Logan, Christchurch, 1987, page 6.〕 The river flows from the eastern side of the Southern Alps, to the Pacific Ocean. Some of the tributaries include the Jollie Brook, the Glenrae River and the Mandamus River. The north branch of the river flows through Lake Sumner. A hot pool has been constructed at the base of a small waterfall on a side stream of the river. ==Recreation== The river has rapids rated class II and III on the International Scale of River Difficulty and is popular for kayaking.〔(Whitewater NZ website ), retrieved 23 July 2009.〕 The best whitewater is considered to be below the confluence of the north and south branches of the river in Maori Gully and in the Harwarden Gorge. Chinook salmon (''Oncorhynchus tshawytscha'') were introduced from California in the 1900s for game fishing.〔McDowall, R. M. (1990) New Zealand freshwater fishes: a natural history and guide. Heinemann-Reed, Auckland, 553 p.〕
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