Te Waikoropupu Springs - Pupu Springs
Te Waikoropupū Springs and Te Waikoropupū Springs Scenic Reserve are located in the Takaka Valley about six kilometres west of Takaka Township.
Nature and conservationTe Waikoropupū Springs (known as Pupū Springs), discharg 14,000 litres of water per second.
The qualities of the water from Te Waikoropupū Springs are of considerable scientific interest. In 1993, The National Institute for Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) carried out optical measurements under water and found that the visibility was 63 metres.
This is very close to optically pure water, with clearer water found only beneath Antarctica’s near-frozen Weddell Sea. The water clarity is a result of natural filtering prior to the water’s emergence at Te Waikoropupū Springs.
Nature and conservationTe Waikoropupū Springs (known as Pupū Springs), discharg 14,000 litres of water per second.
The qualities of the water from Te Waikoropupū Springs are of considerable scientific interest. In 1993, The National Institute for Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) carried out optical measurements under water and found that the visibility was 63 metres.
This is very close to optically pure water, with clearer water found only beneath Antarctica’s near-frozen Weddell Sea. The water clarity is a result of natural filtering prior to the water’s emergence at Te Waikoropupū Springs.
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