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Niagara Falls (New Zealand)

Coordinates: 46°35′41″S 169°08′04″E / 46.594594°S 169.134576°E / -46.594594; 169.134576
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Mānga Piri / Niagara Falls
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LocationThe Catlins, Southland, New Zealand
Coordinates46°35′41″S 169°08′04″E / 46.594594°S 169.134576°E / -46.594594; 169.134576
TypeRapids
WatercourseWaikawa River

The Niagara Falls (Māori: Mānga Piri) are rapids of the Waikawa River on the South Island in New Zealand.[1][2]

A surveyor named them ironically because the falls share little in resemblance with the Niagara Falls on the border between the US and Canada. They are rather considered to be the smallest falls in The Catlins.[3][4] The falls are a potential spawning area for īnanga.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Southland's Niagara Falls' name started as a joke". Stuff. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ^ "On the road: A simple life at New Zealand's own Niagara Falls". Stuff. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Niagara Falls/Manga Piri". Southland, New Zealand. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Niagara Falls | South Island | Southproud.co.nz". www.southproud.co.nz. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. ^ Hicks, Andy; Leigh, Bjorn; Dare, James (December 2013). "Potential Inanga Spawning Areas in Southland Rivers" (PDF). Technical Report. 2014–06. Environment Southland: 1–24.