Heaphy River
| Heaphy River | ||
 Heaphy River , a few miles upstream from the mouth |
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| Data | ||
| location | New Zealand | |
| River system | Heaphy River | |
| source | Domett Range 41 ° 1 ′ 36 ″ S , 172 ° 14 ′ 8 ″ O |
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| Source height | 1100 m | |
| muzzle | 28 km north of Karamea in the Tasman Sea Coordinates: 40 ° 59 ′ 12 ″ S , 172 ° 6 ′ 18 ″ E 40 ° 59 ′ 12 ″ S , 172 ° 6 ′ 18 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 1100 m | |
| Bottom slope | 33 ‰ | |
| length | 33 km | |
The Heaphy River is a 33 km long river in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand . The river has its source in the Domett Range and flows through the Kahurangi National Park before flowing into the Tasman Sea in the west between Heaphy Bluff and Heaphy Beach .
The Heaphy River was named after the English-born New Zealand painter, soldier and researcher Charles Heaphy , like the 78.4 km long Heaphy Track , which follows the river from the estuary for 11 km upstream .
The river is known among anglers for its brown trouts .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Topo50 map BP22 - Heaphy Beach . Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), accessed on June 27, 2013 (English).
- ↑ Heaphy Track . (PDF) Department of Conservation (DOC), accessed on June 27, 2013 (English, 3.6 MB).
- ^ Heaphy River Trout Fishing . nzfishing.com (LINZ), accessed on June 27, 2013 (English).