The Jerry River is a river of the southwestern South Island of New Zealand. It flows northwest into the Gorge River, which flows into the Tasman Sea between Jackson Bay and Big Bay.
| Jerry River | |
|---|---|
 Route of Jerry River | |
  Mouth of Jerry River   Jerry River (South Island) .png)  Jerry River (New Zealand) | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | West Coast Region |
| District | Westland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 44°16′26″S 168°21′00″E / 44.2739°S 168.3499°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Gorge River |
• coordinates | 44°11′54″S 168°15′19″E / 44.1982°S 168.2552°E |
| Length | 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Jerry River → Gorge River → Tasman Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Saddle Creek |
| • right | Low Creek |
See also
editReferences
edit- "Place name detail: Jerry River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- Challis, G. A. (September 1975). "Native nickel from the Jerry River, South Westland, New Zealand: an example of natural refining". Mineralogical Magazine. 40 (311): 247–251. doi:10.1180/minmag.1975.040.311.05. ISSN 0026-461X. S2CID 46663309.