Awarua River (Southland)

Awarua River
Map
Route of the Awarua River
Awarua River (Southland) is located in Fiordland
Awarua River (Southland)
Mouth of the Awarua River
Awarua River (Southland) is located in South Island
Awarua River (Southland)
Awarua River (Southland) (South Island)
Awarua River (Southland) is located in New Zealand
Awarua River (Southland)
Awarua River (Southland) (New Zealand)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionSouthland
DistrictSouthland
Physical characteristics
SourceWaiuna Lagoon
 • coordinates44°18′54″S 168°08′32″E / 44.3151°S 168.1421°E / -44.3151; 168.1421
 • elevation15 metres (49 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Big Bay
 • coordinates
44°17′35″S 168°07′15″E / 44.29312°S 168.12088°E / -44.29312; 168.12088
 • elevation
0 metres (0 ft)
Length8.34 kilometres (5.18 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionAwarua RiverBig BayTasman Sea

The Awarua River[1] is a short river that flows from the Waiuna Lagoon into Big Bay, also known as Awarua Bay, an embayment at the northern end of Fiordland in New Zealand. The river's mouth is at the northern end of Three Mile Beach, the Big Bay beach. One of the rivers that feeds Waiuna Lagoon is the Dry Awarua River.

The mouth of the Awarua River is near the western boundary between the West Coast Regional Council area and the Southland Regional Council areas. It was formerly the boundary between Canterbury Province and Otago Province from when they were created in 1853.

  1. ^ "Place name detail: Awarua River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 27 November 2009.