West Coast

Regionsort iconRiverSectionClassRating
West CoastArahuraArahura Gorges
IV-V
5
West CoastArahuraMilltown Gorge
II-III
West CoastArnoldKaimata to Kokiri
II
West CoastBurkeMonument to Haast River
V (P)
West CoastCrookedUpper Gorge
IV+-V
4
West CoastCrookedUpper Upper Gorge
V-VI (P)
West CoastCrookedLower Gorge
II-III
3
West CoastFoxFox Glacier to SH6
IV+ (V-)
5
West CoastGreyGentle Annie Gorge
III
West CoastGreyLower Grey
II (P)
West CoastGreyUpper Grey
II-III
West CoastHokitikaMungo River to Nogo Creek
V (P)
West CoastHokitikaNogo Creek to Kakariki Canyon
V (P)
West CoastHokitikaKakariki Canyon
III-IV
5
West CoastKākāpōtahiUpper Kākāpōtahi
IV+-V
4
West CoastKākāpōtahiMid Gorge to SH6 (Lower Kākāpōtahi)
IV (IV+)
West CoastKarameaVenus Creek to Gauge
III+ (IV) (P)
5
West CoastKarangaruaUpper Karangarua
V (P)
West CoastKokatahiCrawford Junction to bridge
IV-V (VI-) (P)
West CoastLandsboroughKea Flat to Clarke Bluff
IV (V)
5
West CoastMahitahiMahitahi
IV+ (V) (P)
West CoastMākawhioJumbo Creek to SH6
IV-IV+ (P)
West CoastMōkihinuiJohnson-Allan confluence to Mōkihinui Forks (North Branch)
IV-V (P)
5
West CoastMōkihinuiMōkihinui Forks down
III-IV
4
West CoastNgākawauMangatini Falls to Charming Creek
IV+-V
West CoastŌpāraraTop Oparara Road Bridge to Quarry
IV-V (P)
West CoastŌtokoŌtoko
IV (P)
West CoastPerthUpper Perth
V-V+ (P)
West CoastPerthFive Finger Stream to old SH6 bridge site
IV (P)
5
West CoastPerthScone Hut to old SH6 Bridge Site
V (P)

The Whitewater NZ River Guide contains information on 307 sections in 185 rivers. 60% of the sections have attributes filled.

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