Wills River

The Wills River is a river of the southern West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows west to reach the Haast River 10 kilometres north of the Haast Pass.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gates of Haast and Gates of Haast Bridge.

Gates of Haast

Waterfall

Photo: Bdsuler, Copyrighted free use.

The Gates of Haast is a gorge on the Haast River in Mount Aspiring National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 56 kilometres inland by road from the township of Haast and 9 kilometres from the summit of Haast Pass.

Gates of Haast Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thunder Creek Falls

Waterfall

Photo: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thunder Creek Falls is a waterfall in Mount Aspiring National Park, Westland District, New Zealand. It is located in the Haast River valley, around 52 kilometres inland from Haast, near the Gates of Haast bridge on State Highway 6.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pleasant Flat.

Pleasant Flat

Locality

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Pleasant Flat is an alluvial floodplain of the Haast River in the Haast Pass on New Zealand's South Island. A former stopping place for travellers crossing the pass before the building of the highway, it now has a campsite and picnic shelter. Pleasant Flat is situated 4½ km north of Wills River.

Wills River

Type: Stream
Description: river in New Zealand
Categories: river and body of water
Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-44.05° or 44° 3′ south

Longitude

169.38333° or 169° 23′ east

Elevation

364 metres (1,194 feet)

Open location code

4V7FX92M+28

GeoNames ID

2179058

Wikidata ID

Q8022482

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Wills River” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Wills River”
Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ويلز”
French: “Wills”
Welsh: “Afon Wills”

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