Frances River (New Zealand)

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Frances River
Data
location Canterbury , South Island , New Zealand
River system Rangitata River
Drain over Clyde River (New Zealand)  → Rangitata River  → Pacific Ocean
glacier Frances Glacier
43 ° 19 ′ 3 ″  S , 170 ° 46 ′ 28 ″  E
Source height 1340  m
confluence Confluence with the McCoy Stream and formation of the Clyde River Coordinates: 43 ° 22 ′ 46 ″  E , 170 ° 46 ′ 36 ″  E 43 ° 22 ′ 46 ″  S , 170 ° 46 ′ 36 ″  E
Mouth height 895  m
Height difference 445 m
Bottom slope 56 ‰
length 8 kilometers

The Frances River is an 8 km long river in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand .

geography

The Frances River is a glacial river that is formed by the outflow at the end of Frances Glacier . The river is nestled between the heights of Lambert Glacier in the northeast, the Cloudy Peak Range in the west and the Froude Range in the east. After about 8 km of the river, the Frances River and the McCoy Stream form the Clyde River by confluence.

A good 2 km southwest of its place of origin, the Frances River, together with the glacial waters of the Colin Cambell Glacier coming from the west, forms a small, 500 m long and up to 140 m wide glacial lake, on the southern side of which the Frances River continues.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Frances River, Canterbury . In: NZ Topo Map . Gavin Harriss , accessed January 31, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on January 31, 2020
  3. ↑ Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed January 31, 2020 .