Hurunui River
River in Canterbury, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hurunui River is the fourth largest of the four principal rivers in north Canterbury, New Zealand, with a catchment area of 2,670 square kilometres (1,030 sq mi).[3] The river flows from the eastern side of the Southern Alps, to the Pacific Ocean.
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Hurunui River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Southern Alps |
Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean |
• elevation | sea level |
Length | 150 km (93 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 2,671 km2 (1,031 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 53 m3/s (1,900 cu ft/s)[2] |
• minimum | 16.8 m3/s (590 cu ft/s)[2] |
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