Wilberforce River
River in New Zealand
Location of the mouth within New Zealand
• location
The Wilberforce River is a river in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. It is located in western Canterbury and is naturally a tributary of the Rakaia River,[1] but like the Harper River, it has had some of its flow diverted into Lake Coleridge as part of a hydroelectricity project. This diversion boosted the output of the Coleridge Power Station and was established in 1977.[2]
An early proposal for the route of the Midland Line railway from Christchurch to Westland involved extending the Whitecliffs Branch to the West Coast via the Wilberforce River and Browning Pass / Nōti Raureka. This was one of the proposals rejected in favour of a route via Arthur's Pass.[3]
References
- ^ Map of the Lake Coleridge Basin, showing the Wilberforce River's location
- ^ TurstPower - Coleridge Power Station
- ^ Churchman & Hurst 2001, p. 186.
Further reading
- Churchman, Geoffrey B; Hurst, Tony (2001) [1990, 1991]. The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey through History (Second ed.). Transpress New Zealand. ISBN 0-908876-20-3.
43°20′S 171°26′E / 43.333°S 171.433°E / -43.333; 171.433
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Rakaia River
Source: Southern Alps – Flows into: Canterbury Bight
- Canterbury Region
- Selwyn District
- Ashburton District
- Lake Coleridge
- Barrhill
- Rakaia
- Rakaia Huts
- Dorie
- Cameron River
- Lake Stream
- Mathias River
- Avoca River
- Harper River
- Wilberforce River
- Acheron River
(upstream to downstream by location or tributary)
- Lake Heron
- Lake Coleridge
- Lake Lyndon
- Rakaia Lagoon
- Lyell Glacier
- Ramsay Glacier
- Coleridge Power Station
- Rakaia Gorge
- Highbank Power Station
- Fereday Island
- Rakaia Island
- 1: Waikato
- 2: Clutha / Mata-Au
- 3: Whanganui
- 4: Taieri
- 5: Rangitīkei
- 6: Mataura
- 7: Waiau (Southland)
- 8: Waiau Toa / Clarence
- 9: Waitaki
- 10: Ōreti
- 11: Rangitaiki
- 12: Manawatū
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