The Little Wanganui River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally west from the slopes of Mount Allen, reaching the Karamea Bight close to the small settlement of Little Wanganui. It is home to a large number of trout.[1]
Little Wanganui River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Saddle Lakes |
• coordinates | 41°23′28″S 172°17′26″E / 41.39106°S 172.29064°E |
Mouth | |
• location | Karamea Bight |
• coordinates | 41°23′28″S 172°03′26″E / 41.391°S 172.0573°E |
Length | 21 kilometres (13 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Little Wanganui River → Karamea Bight → Tasman Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Kiwi Creek, Piano Creek, Copper Creek, Specimen Creek, Blacktopp Creek, Hodge Creek, Captain Creek, Blue Duck Creek, Tidal Creek, O'Connor Creek, Glasseye Creek |
• right | Winter Creek, Tangent Creek, McHarrie Creek, Smith Creek, Drain Creek, Lawrence Creek, Pigeon Creek, Limestone Creek, Slaty Creek, |
Bridges | Little Whanganui Bridge |
See also
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edit- ^ "Little Wanganui River fishing-Little Wanganui Riverv trout fishing-nzfishing". www.nzfishing.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
"Place name detail: Little Wanganui River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.