Wilberforce River
The Wilberforce River is a river in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. It is located in western Canterbury and is naturally a tributary of the Rakaia River, but like the Harper River, it has had some of its flow diverted into Lake Coleridge as part of a hydroelectricity project.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Browning Pass/Nōti Raureka and Clough Memorial.
Browning Pass/Nōti Raureka
Mountain saddle
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Browning Pass / Nōti Raureka is a mountain pass across the Southern Alps, on the South Island of New Zealand. The pass reaches an elevation of 1,411 metres above sea level, connecting the upper reaches of the Wilberforce River with the West Coast.
Lake Browning/Whakarewa
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Lake Browning / Whakarewa is a small lake situated on the Main Divide of the Southern Alps in New Zealand. It is 130 km northwest of Christchurch. The lake occurs in a tectonically-controlled depression formed by a dilational jog or fault stepover along the Main Divide Fault. Lake Browning/Whakarewa is situated 2½ km northeast of Wilberforce River.
Wilberforce River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-42.9683° or 42° 58′ 6″ southLongitude
171.33012° or 171° 19′ 48″ eastElevation
1,266 metres (4,154 feet)Open location code
4V9H28JJ+M2GeoNames ID
6215816
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