Mataura River
The Mataura River is in the Southland Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is 240 kilometres long.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balfour.
Balfour
Village
Balfour is a small town located in the Southland region of New Zealand. Accounts of Balfour's naming differ: according to one report, it was named after an employee of the Waimea Company who lived there; alternatively it may have been named after James Melville Balfour, Marine Engineer to the New Zealand Government and uncle of Robert Louis Stevenson. Balfour is situated 8 km west of Mataura River.
Mataura River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.81839° or 45° 49′ 6″ southLongitude
168.69008° or 168° 41′ 24″ eastElevation
155 metres (509 feet)Open location code
4V6C5MJR+J2GeoNames ID
6206537
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