Figure: Where our rivers flow

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This graph shows the total lengths of the different types of river we have, depending on their source - lowland, lake-fed, hill, mountain or glacial mountain. It further divides each type of river to show the different land cover each flows through - the key to the different colours is below. Lowland rivers tend to be surrounded by pasture. Hill rivers are surrounded by a mix of native bush, tussock grasslands and pasture, along with a small amount of exotic forest. Rivers originating from lakes tend to be surrounded by native bush and exotic pasture. Rivers with a glacial-mountain and mountain source mostly flow through native bush or tussock grasslands.