Pearson River
Appearance
Pearson River | |
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![]() Route of the Ngatau River | |
Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | West Coast |
District | Westland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Pearson Saddle |
• coordinates | 44°18′22″S 168°50′24″E / 44.3062°S 168.8401°E |
Mouth | |
• location | Waiatoto River |
• coordinates | 44°17′46″S 168°47′18″E / 44.29611°S 168.78823°E |
Length | 5 km (3 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Pearson River → Waiatoto River → Jackson Bay / Okahu → Tasman Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Jimmy Creek |
The Pearson River is a river of the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows west from Pearson Saddle immediately to the south of Mount Taurus, before joining the Waiatoto River after a distance of roughly 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]"Place name detail: Pearson River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.