Owen River
The Owen River is located in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. This short river is an upper tributary of the Buller River. It flows 20 km south from its headwaters on the slopes of Mount Owen in Kahurangi National Park, and then into the Buller at the small settlement of Owen River 18 km northeast of Murchison.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gowanbridge.
Gowanbridge
Locality
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Gowanbridge is a locality, which is situated 9 km east of Owen River.
Owen River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Owen River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Owen River”
- Cebuano: “Owen River”
- French: “Owen”
- German: “Owen River”
- Hausa: “Kogin Owen”
- Hausa: “Owen River”
- Welsh: “Afon Owen”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Puke and Mount Murchison.
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