| Adams River | |
|---|---|
 Route of the Adams River | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:New_Zealand_(relief_map).png)  Mouth of the Adams River &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:NZ-SI_plain_map.png)  Adams River (New Zealand) (South Island) | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | West Coast Region |
| District | Westland District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Beelzebub Glacier |
| • location | Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana |
| • coordinates | 43°18′16″S 170°41′16″E / 43.30448°S 170.6879°E |
| • elevation | 1,620 metres (5,310 ft) |
| Mouth | Lambert River |
• location | Jones Flat |
• coordinates | 43°14′S 170°45′E / 43.233°S 170.750°E |
• elevation | 215 metres (705 ft) |
| Length | 12 km (7 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Beelzebub Glacier → Adams River → Lambert River → Wanganui River |
| River system | Wanganui River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Adams Glacier, Alpheus Creek, Athene Creek |
| • right | Aciphylla Creek |
The Adams River is in the South Island of New Zealand. The headwaters are on the western side of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. It flows into the Lambert River just before its confluence with the Wanganui River.[1]
- ^ Pascoe, J. D. (1940). "The Adams Valley and Glaciers, Southern Alps of New Zealand". The Geographical Journal. 96 (6): 413–418. doi:10.2307/1788307. ISSN 0016-7398.