Collins River, New Zealand | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Bryant Range |
Mouth | |
• location | Whangamoa River |
• elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Length | 3.5 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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