Potts River

The Potts River is a river of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally south from the southern end of the Arrowsmith Range through a steep-sided valley between the Potts Range to the west and the Big Hill Range to the east.

Potts River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationArrowsmith Range
Mouth 
  location
Rangitata River
Length36 km (22 mi)

At the end of these ranges the river veers southwest, meeting the upper reaches of the Rangitata River 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Mesopotamia Station.

See also

References

"Place name detail: Potts River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

43°35′S 170°55′E


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