Tiritea (=Turitea) Stream (freshwater), 6.4 km from the confluence of the stream with the Manawatu River and 74 km fom the sea following the course of the river, SE Palmerston North, North Island, New Zealand (gazetteer estimate -40.3978°, 175.6435°); 76 m above sea level, in a section of the stream 6 m wide with a bed of large stones (diameter >30 cm) embedded in smaller gravel and mud, with silting in places, and stretches of dead water overlying silt and mud