Jerry River | |
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![]() Route of Jerry River | |
Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | West Coast Region |
District | Westland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 44°16′26″S 168°21′00″E / 44.2739°S 168.3499°E |
Mouth | |
• location | Gorge River |
• coordinates | 44°11′54″S 168°15′19″E / 44.1982°S 168.2552°E |
Length | 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Jerry River → Gorge River → Tasman Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Saddle Creek |
• right | Low Creek |
The Jerry River is a river of the southwestern South Island of New Zealand. It flows northwest into the Gorge River, which flows into the Tasman Sea between Jackson Bay and Big Bay.
See also
References
- "Place name detail: Jerry River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- Challis, G. A. (September 1975). "Native nickel from the Jerry River, South Westland, New Zealand: an example of natural refining". Mineralogical Magazine. 40 (311): 247–251. doi:10.1180/minmag.1975.040.311.05. ISSN 0026-461X. S2CID 46663309.