Little Kowai River

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Little Kowai River
Location
Country New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Torlesse Range
Mouth  
  location
Kowai River
Length15 km (9 mi)

The Little Kowai River is a river of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally south from the Torlesse Range to join with the Kowai River two kilometres north of Springfield.

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References

"Place name detail: Little Kowai River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board . Retrieved 12 July 2009.

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