Buller River

The Buller River is a river in the South Island of New Zealand. The Buller has the highest flow of any river in the country during floods, though it is only the 13th longest river; it runs for 177 km from Lake Rotoiti through the Buller Gorge and into the Tasman Sea near the town of Westport.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thomas Brunner Memorial.

Thomas Brunner Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Thomas Brunner Memorial is situated 2½ km southwest of Buller River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lyell.

Lyell

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Lyell is the site of a historic gold mining town in the Buller Gorge in the South Island of New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 6, 18 km northeast of Inangahua. Lyell is situated 5 km west of Buller River.

Buller River

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.78827° or 41° 47′ 18″ south

Longitude

172.11015° or 172° 6′ 37″ east

Elevation

218 metres (715 feet)

Open location code

4VCJ6466+M3

GeoNames ID

6217420

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