The Conway River is part of the traditional boundary between the Canterbury and Marlborough regions in the South Island of New Zealand.
Conway River | |
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![]() Conway River Bridge, Inland Kaikoura Road | |
Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Amuri Range |
Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
It arises in the Amuri Range near Palmer Saddle and runs for 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-east through the Hundalee Hills at the south end of the Seaward Kaikoura Mountains before turning north-east and reaching the Pacific Ocean 30 kilometres south of Kaikoura. The Charwell River is a tributary.[1] It was probably named after the River Conwy in North Wales, as this was the origin of Thomas Hanmer, an owner of Hawkeswood Station near this river during the 1850s.[2]
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