Grays River (New Zealand)

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Grays River
Data
location Mackenzie District , Canterbury , South Island , New Zealand
River system Waitaki River
Drain over Tekapo River  → Waitaki River  → Pacific Ocean
source northern end of Rollesby Range
44 ° 6 '34 "  S , 170 ° 35' 13"  O
Source height 900  m
muzzle Tekapo River Coordinates: 44 ° 14 ′ 54 "  S , 170 ° 20 ′ 30"  E 44 ° 14 ′ 54 "  S , 170 ° 20 ′ 30"  E
Mouth height 480  m
Height difference 420 m
Bottom slope 12 ‰
length 35 km

The Grays River is a 35 km long river in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand .

geography

The headwaters of the Grays River is at the northern end of the Rollesby Range . From its headwaters, the river first flows a good 1.5 km to the north and then swings in a left curve along the west side of the Rollesby Range in a south-westerly direction, then passes through a wetland, at the end of which the Mackenzie River flows in from the east and empties afterwards The Snow River also brought its waters from the east , then after a total of 35 km, north of the Grays Hills as a left tributary into the Tekapo River .

Individual evidence

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