Conway River (New Zealand)
The Conway River is part of the traditional boundary between the Canterbury and Marlborough regions in the South Island of New Zealand.
| Conway River | |
|---|---|
 Conway River Bridge, Inland Kaikōura Road | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Amuri Range |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
It arises in the Amuri Range near Palmer Saddle and runs for 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-east through the Hundalee Hills at the south end of the Seaward Kaikōura Mountains before turning north-east and reaching the Pacific Ocean 30 kilometres south of Kaikōura. The Charwell River is a tributary.[1] It was probably named after the River Conwy in North Wales, as this was the origin of Thomas Hanmer, an owner of Hawkeswood Station near this river during the 1850s.[2]
References
- Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. Map 73. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 371.
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