Gelt River (New Zealand)

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Gelt River
Gelt River (New Zealand)
Location
Country New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Black Hills
Mouth  
  location
Conway River
  elevation
218 m (715 ft)
Basin size16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi)

The Gelt River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It arises near Mount Peter in the Black Hills and flows south, then east and north-east into Conway River. [1] [2]

The river has a catchment area of 1,650 hectares (4,100 acres). [3]

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References

  1. Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 72. ISBN   0-7900-0952-8.
  2. Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 378.
  3. Magalhaes, Luisa (April 2007). "Planning report on the review of the environmental minimum flow and water allocation for the Conway River/Tūtae Putaputa Catchment" (PDF). Environment Canterbury. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2009.

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