Marokopa River

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox river | name = Marokopa River | image = Marokopa Falls.jpg | image_size = 160 | image_caption = Marokopa River at Marokopa Falls | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[New Zealand]] | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = [[Waikato Region]] | source1_location = [[Waitomo District]] | mouth_location = [[Tasman Sea]] | length_km = 40.5 | mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|m|ft|abbr=on}} | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = }} The '''Marokopa River''' is a river of the [[Waikato Region]] of [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{LINZ|28920|Marokopa River|2010-04-23}}</ref> It flows west to join the [[Tasman Sea]] at Marokopa. The main part of the river is {{Convert|40.5|km||abbr=on}} long, with about {{Convert|533|km||abbr=on}} of tributaries. The catchment is some {{Convert|364|km2||abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/waikato-region/river-quality/marokopa-river/|title=Environmental monitoring data for Marokopa River|website=Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA)|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref>

Near Te Anga, the river flows over the picturesque<ref>[http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/waikato/waitomo-pureora/waitomo-to-marokopa-short-walks/ Marokopa Falls walk] ("often described as the most beautiful in the country", from the [[New Zealand Department of Conservation]] website. Accessed 2013-07-20.)</ref> Marokopa Falls. The settlements of [[Awamarino]] and [[Marokopa]] are located on the river's banks.

[[Brown trout#Introduction outside their natural range|Trout]] were introduced about 1910.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KCC19100226.2.7|title=King Country Chronicle, Local and General News|last=|first=|date=26 February 1910|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> The lower river is polluted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/waikato-region/river-quality/marokopa-river/marokopa-river-at-speedies-rd-off-te-anga-rd/|title=Marokopa River at Speedies Rd (Off Te Anga Rd) River Quality|website=Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA)|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref>

==See also== *[[List of rivers of New Zealand]]

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[[Category:Rivers of Waikato]] [[Category:Waitomo District]] [[Category:Rivers of New Zealand]]