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Pearson River

Coordinates: 44°17′46″S 168°47′18″E / 44.29611°S 168.78823°E / -44.29611; 168.78823
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Pearson River
Map
Route of the Ngatau River
Pearson River is located in South Island
Pearson River
Mouth of the Ngatau River
Pearson River is located in New Zealand
Pearson River
Pearson River (New Zealand)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWest Coast
DistrictWestland
Physical characteristics
SourcePearson Saddle
 • coordinates44°18′22″S 168°50′24″E / 44.3062°S 168.8401°E / -44.3062; 168.8401
Mouth 
 • location
Waiatoto River
 • coordinates
44°17′46″S 168°47′18″E / 44.29611°S 168.78823°E / -44.29611; 168.78823
Length5 km (3 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionPearson RiverWaiatoto RiverJackson Bay / OkahuTasman Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftJimmy 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).

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References

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