Murphys Creek

Murphys Creek is a stream in Nelson, Nelson Bays. Murphys Creek is situated nearby to the locality Lyell, as well as near New Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lyell.

Lyell

Locality

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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 3½ km southwest of Murphys Creek.

Murphys Creek

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

-41.76827° or 41° 46′ 6″ south

Longitude

172.07015° or 172° 4′ 13″ east

Elevation

620 metres (2,034 feet)

Open location code

4VCJ63JC+M3

GeoNames ID

6217429

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