Statistics
See also: List of rivers of New Zealand and List of rivers of New Zealand by lengthThe longest river in New Zealand is the Waikato River with a length of 425 kilometres. The largest river by volume is the Clutha River with a mean discharge of 533 cubic metres per second.
Some of the rivers, especially those with wide flood plains and stop banks, have long road bridges spanning them. The Rakaia River is crossed by the longest bridge in New Zealand at 1,757 metres. The third longest bridge is the Whirokino Trestle Bridge on State Highway 1 crossing the Manawatu River.
Over 180,000 kilometres of rivers has been mapped in New Zealand.
Read more about this topic: Rivers Of New Zealand
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