Collins River (New Zealand)

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Collins River, New Zealand
Location
Country New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Bryant Range
Mouth  
  location
Whangamoa River
  elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Length3.5 km (2.2 mi)

The Collins River, New Zealand is a river of eastern Nelson, New Zealand. As a tributary of the Whangamoa River, it rises north of the Rai Saddle and flows north-westward to join that river at Whangamoa. [1]

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References

  1. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. map 131. ISBN   1-877333-20-4.

Coordinates: 41°10′S173°32′E / 41.167°S 173.533°E / -41.167; 173.533