Avoca River (Canterbury)

Avoca River
Mount Fitzwilliam, with the Avoca River on the left
Etymology	Presumed to be named after Avoca Homestead and the station of the same name in the area
Location
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
District	Selwyn District
Physical characteristics
Source	Moraine Flat
• coordinates	43.0488°S 171.4244°E / -43.0488; 171.4244
• elevation	1,075 metres (3,527 ft)
Mouth	Harper River
• coordinates	43.1816°S 171.5481°E / -43.1816; 171.5481
• elevation	630 metres (2,070 ft)
Length	21.4 kilometres (13.3 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Harper River→ Lake Coleridge→ Rakaia River→ Canterbury Bight
Tributaries
• left	Easy Stream, Blind Creek, Galilee Creek, Amphitheatre Creek, Centre Creek
• right	Hanging Valley Creek, Basin Creek, Mid Basin Creek, Triangle Creek, Lillian Creek

The Avoca River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand.[1] It is a minor tributary of the Rakaia River via the Harper and Wilberforce Rivers, south of Arthur's Pass in Canterbury.

References

1. "Place name detail: Avoca River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 24 November 2009.