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Uretara

The Uretara River begins in the Kaimai Ranges and has a catchment area of 32.9 sq km ending in the Tauranga Harbour near Katikati  The catchment geology is dacite and Coromandel andesite in the upper reaches with river sediments in the lower reaches.  Almost half of the catchment is covered in indigenous vegetation with less than one third in pasture and the rest in horticulture and exotic forest. 

 

The list of who's involved, and the actions and/or stories reported for this catchment come from the groups that have shared their efforts through the national Healthy Waterways register. You can add your group's actions to improve the health of waterways in this catchment by using the link to the register at the bottom of this page.

The data and stories shown in this topic are sourced from the Healthy Waterways register and are not independently validated by the LAWA project. The information in the register come from councils, industry organisations, and catchment groups. The information may be incomplete and may not necessarily reflect the views of LAWA partner agencies. The topic is designed to showcase actions being taken that could provide inspiration and encouragement to others and help with our future understanding of which actions makes the most difference to the health of waterways depending on the catchment context.

Catchment characteristics

Catchment size 1,814 hectares
Wetlands 2 hectares
Length of waterways 37 km
Land use

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