Avoca River (Canterbury)

Avoca River
Mount Fitzwilliam, with the Avoca River on the left
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EtymologyPresumed to be named after Avoca Homestead and the station of the same name in the area
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
DistrictSelwyn District
Physical characteristics
SourceMoraine Flat
 • coordinates43°02′56″S 171°25′28″E / 43.0488°S 171.4244°E / -43.0488; 171.4244
 • elevation1,075 metres (3,527 ft)
MouthHarper River
 • coordinates
43°10′54″S 171°32′53″E / 43.1816°S 171.5481°E / -43.1816; 171.5481
 • elevation
630 metres (2,070 ft)
Length21.4 kilometres (13.3 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionHarper River→ Lake ColeridgeRakaia RiverCanterbury Bight
Tributaries 
 • leftEasy Stream, Blind Creek, Galilee Creek, Amphitheatre Creek, Centre Creek
 • rightHanging Valley Creek, Basin Creek, Mid Basin Creek, Triangle Creek, Lillian Creek

The Avoca River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand.[1] It is a minor tributary of the Rakaia River via the Harper and Wilberforce Rivers, south of Arthur's Pass in Canterbury.

  1. ^ "Place name detail: Avoca River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 24 November 2009.