Goulter River

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Goulter River
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CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Richmond Range
Mouth  
  location
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]

Marlborough Region Place in New Zealand

The Marlborough Region, commonly known simply as Marlborough, is one of the regions of New Zealand, located in the northeast of the South Island. Marlborough is a unitary authority, both a region and a district, and its council is located at Blenheim. It has a population of 46,600.

Wairau River river in New Zealand

The Wairau River is one of the longest rivers in New Zealand's South Island. It flows for 170 kilometres (110 mi) from the Spenser Mountains, firstly in a northwards direction and then northeast down a long, straight valley in inland Marlborough.

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]

Trout Number of species of freshwater fish

Trout is the common name for a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera Oncorhynchus, Salmo and Salvelinus, all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word trout is also used as part of the name of some non-salmonid fish such as Cynoscion nebulosus, the spotted seatrout or speckled trout.

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References

  1. "Lake Chalice". Marlborough Online. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  2. Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 59. ISBN   0-7900-0952-8.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
  3. Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 298.
  4. "Goulter River Trout Fishing" . Retrieved 16 July 2009.

Coordinates: 41°39′S173°13′E / 41.650°S 173.217°E / -41.650; 173.217

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