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 Kawatiri railway station.
Kawatiri railway station
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kawatiri railway station was a rural railway station that served the small settlement of Kawatiri in the Tasman District of New Zealand’s South Island. Kawatiri railway station is situated 3 km northeast of Buller River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gowanbridge and Kawatiri.
Gowanbridge
Locality
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gowanbridge is a locality, which is situated 3 km west of Buller River.
Kawatiri
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kawatiri is a locality, which is situated 3 km northeast of Buller River.
Rotoroa
Hamlet
Buller River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.70827° or 41° 42′ 30″ southLongitude
172.59016° or 172° 35′ 25″ eastElevation
351 metres (1,152 feet)Open location code
4VCJ7HRR+M3GeoNames ID
6219176
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