Eyre_River,_New_Zealand

Eyre River (New Zealand)

Eyre River (New Zealand)

River in New Zealand

The Eyre River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It arises in the Puketeraki Range and flows south-east into the Waimakariri River near Christchurch International Airport.[1] The connection with the Waimakariri is via a diversion channel running south-west, replacing the Eyre's original easterly flow. The river is named after Edward John Eyre, the Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster from 1848 to 1853.[2]

Quick Facts Location, Country ...

The river rarely carries surface water,[3] due to the unreliability of the easterly rains which feed it.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 81. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  2. [2]
    Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 376.
  3. [3]
    Waimakariri River Regional Plan (Report R04/7) (PDF). Environment Canterbury. October 2004. p. 19. ISBN 1-86937-502-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  4. [4]
    "The Waimakariri River". Waimakariri Irrigation Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2009.

43°23′41″S 172°27′55″E


This article about a river in Canterbury, New Zealand is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Eyre_River,_New_Zealand, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.