Huka Falls

Tuesday afternoon we visited Huka Falls. At Huka Falls, the 100 meter wide, 4 meter deep Waikato River is suddenly forced into a 15 meter wide, 3 meter deep rock chute, resulting in a forceful torrent of water that is just awesome.

The channel goes right below a footbridge, down about 100 meters and into a large pool. Enough water is dumped in this pool every second to fill two Olympic size swimming pools. The country of New Zealand is smart enough to harness this power; the Waikato River provides the country with 15% of its electricity. Below is a photo of the powerful stream and then the destination pool.