Acheron River (Rakaia River)
| Acheron River | ||
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| location | Canterbury Region , South Island (New Zealand) | |
| River system | Rakaia River | |
| Drain over | Rakaia River → Pacific | |
| origin |
Lake Lyndon 43 ° 18 ′ 49 ″ S , 171 ° 41 ′ 22 ″ E |
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| muzzle | from left in the Rakaia River coordinates: 43 ° 23 ′ 54 ″ S , 171 ° 34 ′ 10 ″ E 43 ° 23 ′ 54 ″ S , 171 ° 34 ′ 10 ″ E
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The Acheron River is located in the Canterbury region on the South Island of New Zealand . It flows south from Lake Lyndon into the Rakaia River .
Smaller coal deposits were found on the river . In the 1870s there was a proposal to extend the Whitecliffs branch line through Rakaia Gorge to the Acheron River in order to gain access to the coal deposits. In 1880 a royal commission approved the expansion, but it was never realized.
Individual evidence
- ^ David Leitch and Bob Scott, Exploring New Zealand's Ghost Railways , rev. ed. (Wellington: Grantham House, 1998), pg. 71.