Gray River

Not to be confused with Grey River (disambiguation).

Gray River
Route of the Gray River
Mouth of the Gray River Show map of New Zealand Gray River (South Island) Show map of South Island
Native name	Pūharakeke (Māori)
Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source	Cameron Mountains
• coordinates	46°04′42″S166°50′17″E / 46.0782°S 166.8380°E / -46.0782; 166.8380
Mouth
• location	Revolver Bay
• coordinates	46°05′25″S166°44′05″E / 46.09027°S 166.73472°E / -46.09027; 166.73472
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Basin features
Progression	Gray River → Revolver Bay → Te Awaroa / Long Sound → Rakituma / Preservation Inlet → Tasman Sea

The Gray River is a river in the Fiordland area of New Zealand. It arises in the Cameron Mountains in Fiordland National Park and flows south-west and then north-west into Revolver Bay, on the south side of Rakituma / Preservation Inlet. ^{[1] [2]}

The river may have once flowed into Kisbee Bay, south of its current mouth, but it built a broad flat by depositing glacial debris, changing its course to Revolver Bay. ^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of New Zealand

References

1. Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 104. ISBN   0-7900-0952-8.
2. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 240. ISBN   1-877333-20-4.
3. "The Geology of the Region about Preservation and Chalky Inlets, Southern Fiordland, N.Z.". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961. Vol. 64. 1935. p. 80.

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