Big River

Big River is a stream in Nelson, Nelson Bays. Big River is situated nearby to the locality Waiuta, as well as near the hamlet Blackwater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Big River and Waiuta.

Big River

Locality

Big River is an abandoned mining town in the Buller District of New Zealand. It can he reached on foot, by mountain bike or along an old dray road by 4WD. Big River is situated 4½ km east of Big River.

Waiuta

Locality

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Waiuta is the location of a historic mining town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is now abandoned and considered a ghost town. Waiuta is situated 5 km south of Big River.

Blackwater

Hamlet

Photo: National Library NZ on The Commons, No restrictions.

Blackwater is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km west of Big River.

Big River

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

-42.24828° or 42° 14′ 54″ south

Longitude

171.84014° or 171° 50′ 25″ east

Elevation

495 metres (1,624 feet)

Open location code

4V9HQR2R+M3

GeoNames ID

6217735

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