The Potts River is a river of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally south from the southern end of the Arrowsmith Range through a steep-sided valley between the Potts Range to the west and the Big Hill Range to the east.
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Country | New Zealand |
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• location | Arrowsmith Range |
Mouth | |
• location | Rangitata River |
Length | 36 km (22 mi) |
At the end of these ranges the river veers southwest, meeting the upper reaches of the Rangitata River 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Mesopotamia Station.
"Place name detail: Potts River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
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Source: Southern Alps (Cloudy Peak Range)—Flows into: Canterbury Bight | |
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Longest New Zealand rivers |
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