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Encyclopedia > Huka Falls
For other uses, see Huka Falls (disambiguation).
Huka Falls

Huka Falls.
Location Taupo, New Zealand
Coordinates 38°38′58″S 176°05′23″E / -38.649497, 176.089683
Average flow rate 200,000 litres or 62,000 gallons every second
Watercourse Waikato River and Lake Taupo

The Huka Falls are a set of waterfalls on the Waikato River that drains Lake Taupo in New Zealand. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,039 × 2,014 pixels, file size: 1. ... Categories: New Zealand geography stubs | Territorial Authorities of New Zealand | Central North Island, New Zealand | Cities and towns in New Zealand ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... The Waikato River system The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand. ... Lake Taupo is a lake situated in the North Island of New Zealand. ... The Waikato River system The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand. ... Lake Taupo is a lake situated in the North Island of New Zealand. ...


A few hundred metres upstream from the Huka Falls, the Waikato River narrows from roughly 100 metres across into a narrow canyon only 15 metres across. The canyon is carved into lake floor sediments laid down before Taupo's Oruanui eruption 26,500 years ago.[1] The Oruanui eruption of the Taupo volcano is the most recent known supervolcanic eruption that reached a VEI of 8 and is the worlds largest known eruption in the past 70,000 years. ...


The volume of water flowing through often approaches 220,000 litres per second.


At the top of the falls is a set of small waterfalls dropping over about 8 metres. The most impressive, final stage of the falls (pictured here) is an 11 metre drop. The drop is technically six metres (cliff beneath the water) but the water flow raises the level to 11m. Hukafalls Jet takes tourists within a few meters of the bottom of the final stage.

Image:Hukafalls.jpg
A view from the top of the main street in front of the huka falls.
The narrow canyon, with the tourist bridge visible at the top left.
The narrow canyon, with the tourist bridge visible at the top left.

The falls were brought to national attention in February 1989 when the body of cricket umpire, Peter Plumley-Walker was found immediately downsteam, with wrists and ankles bound. The resulting investigation lifted the lid on the Auckland bondage scene and the prurient news media had a field day. Dominatrix Renee Chignall was acquitted of his murder after three trials. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,039 × 2,014 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,039 × 2,014 pixels, file size: 1. ... For other uses, see Auckland (disambiguation). ... French dominatrix Maîtresse Françoise. ...


The falls are a popular tourist attraction, being close to Taupo and readily accessible from State Highway One, but there are much higher waterfalls to be seen in the country.


The falls supply water to the 90 MW Aratiatia hydro electric power station.


References

  1. ^ Mike Rosenberg; Geoff Kilgour (6-9 December 2004). "Field Trip 1: Taupo Volcano" (PDF). Field Trip Guides: 5, Taupo: Geological Society of New Zealand. ISBN 0-908678-99-1. Retrieved on 2007-08-16. 

On December the 6th 2007 David Brougham attempted to swim over the falls. He survived now he has shared his life story with millions of children through out New Zealand. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


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Huka Lodge (934 words)
Huka Lodge is located in Taupo, in the central North Island of New Zealand and is the only "Leading Small Hotels of the World" property in the country.
The spectacular and mighty cascades of water forming the Huka Falls are a short walk from Huka Lodge, on the banks of the Waikato River.
Your arrival point at Huka Lodge is also where guests gather to breakfast before setting off for their day’s activities, to have a drink before dinner and to sit beside the log fire reading a magazine while gazing toward the river from time to time.
Huka Jet Water Activities Taupo Jet Boating Taupo (399 words)
Huka Jet is the only jet boat company to travel to the base of Huka Falls.
A Huka Jet ride is 30 minutes of continuous fun and excitement, experiencing the thrill of Huka Jet’s renowned 360º spins, and taking in the breathtaking scenery of the Waikato River and spectacular Huka Falls.
Huka Jet is located next door to Huka Prawn Park and is only 10 minutes drive north of Taupo and 45 minutes south of Rotorua.
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