Nina River

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Nina River
Data
location Hurunui District , Canterbury Region, New Zealand
River system Waiau River
Drain over Lewis River  → Boyle River  → Hope River  → Waiau River  → Pacific Ocean
source 1.5 km to the west of 1660  m high Mount Hatless
42 ° 27 '13 "  S , 172 ° 15' 41"  O
Source height 1590  m
muzzle in the Lewis River coordinates: 42 ° 28 ′ 50 "  S , 172 ° 23 ′ 4"  E 42 ° 28 ′ 50 "  S , 172 ° 23 ′ 4"  E
Mouth height 610  m
Height difference 980 m
Bottom slope around 58 ‰
length around 17 km

The Nina River is a 17 km long river in the Hurunui District , in the north of the Canterbury region on the South Island of New Zealand .

geography

The headwaters of the Nina River are around 14 km southwest of Lewis Pass and 1.5 km west of the 1660  m high Mount Hatless . From its headwaters, the river flows in a generous left turn towards the east, towards the Lewis River , into which the Nina River finally flows.

Nina Valley Track

Near the Palmer Lodge and from the confluence of the Nina River into the Lewis River , about 2 km upstream of the Lewis River is the starting point of the Nina Valley Track , which is accessible from New Zealand State Highway 7 . The western bank of the river can be reached via a bridge, from where the hiking trail leads into the valley of the Nina River and over the Nina Valley Campsite and the Nina Hut refuge up to Upper Nina Bivouac . The tour to the bivouac is given as 5 hours.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.1.4507 on July 19, 2018
  2. ↑ a b Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed July 19, 2018 .
  3. ^ Nina valley tracks and routes . Department of Conservation , accessed July 19, 2018 .