The Hawkins River is a river in New Zealand. A major tributary of Canterbury's Selwyn River, it flows generally southeast from its source to the southwest of Springfield, reaching the Selwyn 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Burnham.
Hawkins River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Big Ben Range |
Mouth | |
• location | Selwyn River |
Length | 48 km (30 mi) |
The river also flows through the rural settlement of Hawkins, five kilometers from Darfield.
See also
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edit"Place name detail: Hawkins River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
43°37′S 172°08′E / 43.617°S 172.133°E