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avoca+river+canterbury Latitude and Longitude:

43°10′54″S 171°32′53″E / 43.1816°S 171.5481°E / -43.1816; 171.5481
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Avoca River
Mount Fitzwilliam, with the Avoca River on the left
Relief map of New Zealand
Relief map of New Zealand
EtymologyPresumed to be named after Avoca Homestead and the station of the same name in the area
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Region Canterbury
District Selwyn District
Physical characteristics
SourceMoraine Flat
 • coordinates 43°02′56″S 171°25′28″E / 43.0488°S 171.4244°E / -43.0488; 171.4244
 • elevation1,075 metres (3,527 ft)
Mouth Harper River
 • coordinates
43°10′54″S 171°32′53″E / 43.1816°S 171.5481°E / -43.1816; 171.5481
 • elevation
630 metres (2,070 ft)
Length21.4 kilometres (13.3 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionHarper River→ Lake ColeridgeRakaia RiverCanterbury Bight
Tributaries 
 • left Easy Stream, Blind Creek, Galilee Creek, Amphitheatre Creek, Centre Creek
 • right Hanging Valley Creek, Basin Creek, Mid Basin Creek, Triangle Creek, Lillian Creek

The Avoca River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. [1] It is a minor tributary of the Rakaia River via the Harper and Wilberforce Rivers, south of Arthur's Pass in Canterbury.

References

  1. ^ "Place name detail: Avoca River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 24 November 2009.



avoca+river+canterbury Latitude and Longitude:

43°10′54″S 171°32′53″E / 43.1816°S 171.5481°E / -43.1816; 171.5481
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Avoca River
Mount Fitzwilliam, with the Avoca River on the left
Relief map of New Zealand
Relief map of New Zealand
EtymologyPresumed to be named after Avoca Homestead and the station of the same name in the area
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Region Canterbury
District Selwyn District
Physical characteristics
SourceMoraine Flat
 • coordinates 43°02′56″S 171°25′28″E / 43.0488°S 171.4244°E / -43.0488; 171.4244
 • elevation1,075 metres (3,527 ft)
Mouth Harper River
 • coordinates
43°10′54″S 171°32′53″E / 43.1816°S 171.5481°E / -43.1816; 171.5481
 • elevation
630 metres (2,070 ft)
Length21.4 kilometres (13.3 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionHarper River→ Lake ColeridgeRakaia RiverCanterbury Bight
Tributaries 
 • left Easy Stream, Blind Creek, Galilee Creek, Amphitheatre Creek, Centre Creek
 • right Hanging Valley Creek, Basin Creek, Mid Basin Creek, Triangle Creek, Lillian Creek

The Avoca River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. [1] It is a minor tributary of the Rakaia River via the Harper and Wilberforce Rivers, south of Arthur's Pass in Canterbury.

References

  1. ^ "Place name detail: Avoca River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 24 November 2009.



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