Routeburn River

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Routeburn River
Route Burn
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The Route Burn River winds around the Humboldt Range
Routeburn River
Route of the Route Burn
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Mouth of the Route Burn
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Routeburn River (New Zealand)
Native nameTe Komama (Māori)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Region Otago
District Queenstown-Lakes
Physical characteristics
SourceRoute Burn Left Branch
  locationLake Wilson
  coordinates 44°43′46″S168°10′43″E / 44.72946°S 168.17853°E / -44.72946; 168.17853
  elevation1,434 m (4,705 ft)
2nd sourceRoute Burn North Branch
  coordinates 44°39′30″S168°11′55″E / 44.6584°S 168.1985°E / -44.6584; 168.1985
Mouth  
  location
Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu
  coordinates
44°44′04″S168°19′30″E / 44.73444°S 168.325°E / -44.73444; 168.325
Basin features
ProgressionRoute BurnDart River / Te Awa WhakatipuLake WakatipuKawarau RiverLake DunstanClutha River / Mata-AuPacific Ocean
Tributaries 
  leftSugar Loaf Stream
  rightDouble Barrel Creek
WaterfallsRouteburn Falls

The Routeburn River, also known as the Route Burn, is a river in New Zealand. It is a short stony river that flows for some 15 kilometres [1] into the Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu [2] in the South Island. The Routeburn River flows alongside a section of the Routeburn Track. The upper reaches of the river are found in the Routeburn North Branch and leave the Routeburn Track around the Routeburn Flat Hut area.

Contents

The river has two main branches of similar length, which meet some 8 kilometres from the Dart. Both of these streams have sources in the Humboldt Range. One of these streams flows due south from the slopes of the 1960-metre Nereus Peak; the other flows south then east from Lake Wilson, a small tarn, passing through Lake Harris and over the Routeburn Falls. Several smaller streams join the river from the south closer to its entry into the Dart River. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Reed New Zealand Atlas, map 89
  2. "Routeburn River". nzfishing.com. Retrieved 6 April 2016.