Falls River (New Zealand)

Falls River
Falls River near the sea
Route of the Falls River
Falls River (New Zealand) is located in New Zealand
Falls River (New Zealand)
Mouth of the Falls River
Falls River (New Zealand) is located in South Island
Falls River (New Zealand)
Falls River (New Zealand) (South Island)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPikikirunga Range
 • coordinates40°56′47″S 172°56′38″E / 40.9463°S 172.9439°E / -40.9463; 172.9439
Mouth 
 • location
Sandfly Bay
 • coordinates
40°55′42″S 173°03′06″E / 40.92828°S 173.05176°E / -40.92828; 173.05176
 • elevation
0 metres (0 ft)
Basin features
ProgressionFalls River → Sandfly Bay → Tasman Bay → Tasman Sea
Tributaries 
 • rightButtress Stream
WaterfallsFalls River Falls
BridgesFalls River Suspension Bridge

The Falls River is a river in the Tasman District of New Zealand. It arises in the Pikikirunga Range near Mount Evans and flows north-east and then east through the Abel Tasman National Park into Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere at Sandfly Bay.[1] The river is named because it falls more than 1000 metres in 10 km.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 130. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  2. ^ Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 295.


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