Waitutu River
| Waitutu River | |
|---|---|
Route of the Waitutu River | |
.png)  Mouth of the Waitutu River  Waitutu River (South Island) | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Poteriteri |
| • coordinates | 46°10′58″S 167°05′32″E / 46.1828°S 167.0923°E |
| • elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Foveaux Strait |
• coordinates | 46°14′29″S 167°04′02″E / 46.2413°S 167.0672°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 27 km (17 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Waitutu River → Foveaux Strait |
The Waitutu River is a river in southern Fiordland, New Zealand. It is the outlet of Lake Poteriteri to the sea.
Climate
| Climate data for Waitutu (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.7 (65.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 15.1 (59.2) | 12.2 (54.0) | 9.7 (49.5) | 9.3 (48.7) | 11.3 (52.3) | 13.2 (55.8) | 14.8 (58.6) | 16.0 (60.8) | 17.9 (64.2) | 14.6 (58.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) | 13.8 (56.8) | 12.3 (54.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 8.3 (46.9) | 5.9 (42.6) | 5.3 (41.5) | 6.5 (43.7) | 8.3 (46.9) | 9.8 (49.6) | 11.0 (51.8) | 12.9 (55.2) | 9.9 (49.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 8.8 (47.8) | 7.1 (44.8) | 5.9 (42.6) | 4.3 (39.7) | 2.1 (35.8) | 1.4 (34.5) | 1.8 (35.2) | 3.5 (38.3) | 4.8 (40.6) | 6.1 (43.0) | 7.8 (46.0) | 5.2 (41.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 184.2 (7.25) | 174.0 (6.85) | 160.0 (6.30) | 275.7 (10.85) | 276.0 (10.87) | 180.3 (7.10) | 272.3 (10.72) | 200.8 (7.91) | 235.7 (9.28) | 257.8 (10.15) | 196.5 (7.74) | 175.0 (6.89) | 2,588.3 (101.91) |
| Source: NIWA[1] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "CliFlo – National Climate Database : Waitutu Cws". NIWA. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
"Place name detail: Waitutu River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.