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Waikato and Waipā Rivers meet

The confluence of Waipā River and Waikato River at Ngāruawāhia

The confluence - or joining - of the Waipā River and Waikato River at Ngāruawāhia, laden with sediment after rainfall in 1998. Sediment may come from hill slopes or from eroding banks.

Rights: Photograph by John Greenwood, J Greenwood Photography

Published: 19 March 2014Size: 61.51 KB

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