The Gray River is a river in the Fiordland area of New Zealand. It arises in the Cameron Mountains in Fiordland National Park and flows south-west and then north-west into Revolver Bay, on the south side of Rakituma / Preservation Inlet.[1][2]
| Gray River | |
|---|---|
 Route of the Gray River | |
.png)  Mouth of the Gray River   Gray River (South Island) | |
| Native name | Pūharakeke (Māori) |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cameron Mountains |
| • coordinates | 46°04′42″S 166°50′17″E / 46.0782°S 166.8380°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Revolver Bay |
• coordinates | 46°05′25″S 166°44′05″E / 46.09027°S 166.73472°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Gray River → Revolver Bay → Te Awaroa / Long Sound → Rakituma / Preservation Inlet → Tasman Sea |
The river may have once flowed into Kisbee Bay, south of its current mouth, but it built a broad flat by depositing glacial debris, changing its course to Revolver Bay.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 104. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 240. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ "The Geology of the Region about Preservation and Chalky Inlets, Southern Fiordland, N.Z.". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961. Vol. 64. 1935. p. 80.
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