Hawkins River
River in Canterbury Region, New Zealand
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The Hawkins River is a river in New Zealand. A major tributary of Canterbury's Selwyn River, it flows generally southeast from its source to the southwest of Springfield, reaching the Selwyn 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Burnham.
| Hawkins River | |
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Hawkins River, 2017. Torlesses Range in the background | |
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| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Big Ben Range |
| Mouth | |
• location | Selwyn River |
| Length | 48 km (30 mi) |
The river also flows through the rural settlement of Hawkins, five kilometers west of Darfield.
See also
References
"Place name detail: Hawkins River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.