Hawkins River
River in Canterbury Region, New Zealand
| Hawkins River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Big Ben Range |
| Mouth | |
• location | Selwyn River |
| Length | 48 km (30 mi) |
The Hawkins River is a river in New Zealand. A major tributary of Canterbury's Selwyn River, it flows generally southeast from its source to the southwest of Springfield, reaching the Selwyn 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Burnham.
The river also flows through the rural settlement of Hawkins, five kilometers from Darfield.
See also
References
"Place name detail: Hawkins River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
43°37′S 172°08′E / 43.617°S 172.133°E / -43.617; 172.133
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Selwyn River / Waikirikiri
Source: Canterbury Foothills (Big Ben Range) - Flows into: Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora
- Selwyn District
(upstream to downstream)
- Whitecliffs
- Glentunnel
- Coalgate
- Hororata
- Greendale
- Selwyn
- Selwyn Huts
- Lower Selwyn Huts
(upstream to downstream by confluence)
- Hororata River
- Waianiwaniwa River
- Hawkins River
(upstream to downstream by location or tributary)
- McGregors Ford
- Withells Ford
- Chamberlains Ford
- Coes Ford
- L II River
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