Aparima River
{{Short description|River in Southland, New Zealand}}
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The Aparima River, earlier known as Jacob's River, is one of the southward-flowing braided rivers of Southland, New Zealand.
Description
The Aparima has its headwaters in the Takitimu Mountains, south of Lake Te Anau, and flows south for {{convert|100|km|mi}} before entering Foveaux Strait near Riverton at the north end of Oreti Beach. A Māori man lived at the mouth of the river who was called Jacob by local whalers, and 'Jacob's River' was in early use for both the river and the settlement that established itself.{{cite web |last1=Grant |first1=David |title=Southland places - Riverton / Aparima |url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/southland-places/page-8|publisher=Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand |accessdate=8 November 2015|date=13 May 2015}}
It is one of the rivers responsible for the large alluvial plain known as the Southland Plains. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of the endangered black-billed gull.{{cite web|url=http://www.birdlife.org |title=Aparima River |accessdate=2012-11-15 |work=BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas |publisher=BirdLife International |date=2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710124603/http://www.birdlife.org/ |archivedate=2007-07-10 }}
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Category:Rivers of the Southland Region
Category:Important Bird Areas of New Zealand
Category:Rivers of New Zealand
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