Goulter River

River in New Zealand
Goulter River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRichmond Range
Mouth 
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Wairau River

The Goulter River is a river in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It rises in the Richmond Range near Lake Chalice. The lake was formed by a landslip about 2000 years ago, which dammed the river. The lake has no outlet, but water seeps through the landslip rubble into the Goulter.[1] The river flows counter-clockwise around Mount Patriarch to join the Wairau River.[2]

The river was visited by Cyrus Goulter, Joseph Ward and Harry Redwood in 1857. Goulter later became Speaker of the Marlborough District Council.[3]

Goulter River runs through native bush and contains trout suitable for fishing. A walkway runs the length of the river.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lake Chalice". Marlborough Online. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  2. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 59. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  3. ^ Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 298.
  4. ^ "Goulter River Trout Fishing". Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
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41°39′S 173°13′E / 41.650°S 173.217°E / -41.650; 173.217

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Wairau River
Source: Mount Dora (Spenser Mountains)—Flows into: Cloudy Bay (Pacific Ocean)
Administrative areas
  • Tasman Region
  • Marlborough Region
Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream)
  • Hillersden
  • Wyeburn
  • Wairau Valley
  • Renwick
  • Tuamarina
  • Spring Creek
  • Wairau Pa
  • Grovetown
  • Blenheim
Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence)
  • Judges Creek
  • Coldwater Creek
  • Rainbow River
  • Lees Creek
  • Hamilton River
  • Six Mile Creek
  • Goulter River
  • Wye River
  • Top Valley Stream
  • Marchburn River
  • Waihopai River
  • Ohinemahuta River
  • Waikakaho River
  • Tuamarina River
  • Ōpaoa River
Other features (upstream to downstream)
Longest New Zealand rivers


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