| Nokomai River | |
|---|---|
 Nokomai about 1873, with a group of men outside the United States Hotel | |
 | |
| Location | |
| District | Southland District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mount Tennyson |
| • elevation | 1,538 metres (5,046 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mataura River |
• elevation | 240 metres (790 ft) |
| Length | 23 kilometres (14 mi) |
The Nokomai River (or Rokomai River) is a river in New Zealand, officially named on 1 January 1931.[1] It rises on Mount Tennyson and flows south-westerly into the Mataura River.[2] The valley was known for its gold rushes. In 1901 113 people lived in the valley.[3] By 1956 the population was down to 17.[4]
A small part of Nokomai patterned mire is in the Nokomai catchment.[5] It is part of a relatively unmodified wetland on several square kilometres of the southern Garvie Mountains.[6] It is possibly the largest such area in Australasia and is dominated by grasses, sedges and mosses, with shallow pools, small islands and clumps of low vegetation. The mire drains north via Roaring Lion Creek to the Nevis River, and south via Dome Burn to the Waikaia River.[7] Cardamine bilobata (bittercress), Neomyrtus pedunculata (rōhutu) and Veronica rigidula (hebe) are Nationally Critical species growing in the area.[8]
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- ^ "Nokomai, Southland". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Nokomai Siding". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "1956 Census". statsnz.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Mount Tennyson, Southland". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "DOC wants to seek international recognition for Taieri Scroll Plain". www.doc.govt.nz. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ A. F. Mark , P. N. Johnson , K. J. M. Dickinson & M. S. McGlone (March 1995). "Southern hemisphere patterned mires, with emphasis on southern New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 25: 23–54. doi:10.1080/03014223.1995.9517481.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Nokomai EA (NOK)". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. 1989. Retrieved 28 July 2023.