| Esk River | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:New_Zealand_(relief_map).png)  Location of the mouth within New Zealand | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Dampier Range |
| Mouth | |
• location | Waimakariri River |
| Length | 36 km (22 mi) |
Canterbury's Esk River is a tributary of the Waimakariri River. It rises in the Dampier Range near Esk Head, and flows southwest on the western side of the Puketeraki Range to reach the upper Waimakariri some 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Springfield.[1][2]
Brown and rainbow trout are available in the river, but fishing is restricted.[3]
Its tributaries include the Pūkio Stream, which prior to the Pleistocene epoch acted as an outlet for the Cox River into the Esk.[4]
- ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. maps 70, 81. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ^ Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 376.
- ^ "North Canterbury - Fishing Regulations". Fish and Game New Zealand. Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ Gair, HS (11 April 1962). "Notes on the Geology of the Esk Valley, Canterbury". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 5 (4). The Royal Society of New Zealand: 531–. doi:10.1080/00288306.1962.10423093.