New
Zealand has a great number of rivers because of high rainfall in many parts
of the country. The longest river is The Waikato is 425 km long, and is the
location of the Huka Falls. The Whanganui is another prominent river in the
North Island and is the longest navigable river.
The South Island contains many rivers that drain
away the melted snow from the Southern Alps mountains. These rivers usually
have a strange light blue colour, due to the glaciated eroded particles of
rock suspended in the water reflecting sunlight.
Fiordland National Park is famous for it's multitude of waterfalls side by side, and the water is reputed to be the cleanest in the world.
Te Waikoropupu springs near Takaka in the South
Island has a stunning
62 metres of horizontal visibility making it the worlds clearest fresh water,
and the second clearest water in the world after the sea-water under the Antartica
ice shelf.
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