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.

Potts River
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Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationArrowsmith Range
Mouth 
 • location
Rangitata River
Length36 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.

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References

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"Place name detail: Potts River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

43°35′S 170°55′E / 43.583°S 170.917°E / -43.583; 170.917