Lee River
Lee River is a stream in New Zealand. Lee River is situated nearby to the town Brightwater, as well as near Hope.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ernest Rutherford memorial and Brightwater School.
Ernest Rutherford memorial
Photo: Alan Liefting, Public domain.
The Ernest Rutherford memorial includes a statue of the New Zealand scientist Ernest Rutherford, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908. It depicts Rutherford as a child, and is located near his birthplace in Brightwater, New Zealand. Ernest Rutherford memorial is situated 3½ km northwest of Lee River.
Brightwater School
School
Photo: Xto 999, Public domain.
Brightwater School is situated 3 km northwest of Lee River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brightwater and Hope.
Brightwater
Town
Brightwater is a town 20 kilometres southwest of Nelson in Tasman district in the South Island of New Zealand. It stands on the banks of the Wairoa River. Brightwater is situated 3½ km northwest of Lee River.
Hope
Town
Hope, previously known as Ranzau, is a small settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand. It lies south of Nelson city, between Richmond and Wakefield. Hope is situated 5 km north of Lee River.
Wakefield
Wakefield is a small town in the Nelson Bays region of New Zealand's South Island, 25 km south-west of Nelson. This travel guide also cover the town of Brightwater, 4 km east of Wakefield.
Lee River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.4° or 41° 24′ southLongitude
173.13333° or 173° 8′ eastElevation
56 metres (184 feet)Open location code
4VCMJ42M+28GeoNames ID
2188448
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