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have the highest rainfall and provide most of the mean annual flow for the
Motueka River. Significant flooding was a serious problem for the local population and a major flood in 1877 led to widespread erosion and changed the course of the river in several areas. There have since been serious flooding in January 1895, July 1929, June 1954 and April 1957 but this was thought to have been addressed when the Motueka Catchment Control Scheme was completed in 1982. In May 2010, however, twenty homes were flooded by the Motueka River in the Wangapeka area near Tapawera and residents had to be evacuated.
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Motueka is a large river with average annual flow of 59 cubic meters per second and a flow range from 6 to more than 2,100 cubic meters per second. The average monthly flow has seasonal variation and it at its highest in winter and spring. The mountain catchment areas to the west and southeast
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microbes and conflict with sports such as fishing. A special research project was therefore established as part of a nine-year programme that began in July 2000 and ended in
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on lowland and hill areas. The livestock farming uses include sheep and beef farming and, increasingly, dairy farming, which requires a number of cow crossings on the river that can affect water quality, through introducing
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which form the western boundary of the catchment area. and a region of clay-bound gravels to the eastern boundary. As well as the granites, the wide variety of rock types found along the course of the river include complex
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can be spread in a single drop of water, so anglers must clean their waders and boots before moving to different rivers or face a fine of up to $ 100,000 or up to five years in prison.
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Motueka River lies 60 kilometres to the south of
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330:Asian pears
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249:sedimentary
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192:Baton River
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737:Tasman Bay
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366:References
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352:ecosystem
334:kiwifruit
173:SH 6
165:Woodstock
161:Ngātīmoti
151:Geography
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264:Fishing
251:rocks.
232:igneous
220:granite
214:Geology
169:Motueka
43:Country
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196:Pearse
157:Nelson
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114:Length
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208:Rainy
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