Townshend River
The Townshend River is a river of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It rises in the Puketeraki Range 20 kilometres north of Springfield and flows generally east to reach the Ashley River / Rakahuri 10 kilometres north of Oxford, upstream from the Ashley Gorge.Townshend River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.16831° or 43° 10′ 6″ south
Longitude
172.02013° or 172° 1′ 13″ east
Elevation
871 metres (2,858 feet)
Open location code
4V8JR2JC+M3
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