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 | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• 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.
See also
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edit"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