The Greenstone River is a river in the
Otago Region of
New Zealand
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. It arises as the McKellar Branch in the
Ailsa Mountains and as the Pass Burn in the
Thomson Mountains, and joins the
Caples River to flow into upper
Lake Wakatipu
Lake Wakatipu ( mi, Whakatipu Waimāori) is an inland lake ( finger lake) in the South Island of New Zealand. It is in the southwest corner of the Otago region, near its boundary with Southland. ''Lake Wakatipu'' comes from the original Māori n ...
. It is probably named because
greenstone was found in the area. The
Greenstone Track follows the river north along the McKellar Branch to
Lake McKellar, joining the
Hollyford Track. Another
track follows the Pass Burn and reaches
North Mavora Lake.
See also
*
List of rivers of New Zealand
This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand.
A
* Aan River
* Acheron River (Canterbury)
* Acheron River (Marlborough)
* Ada River
* Adams River
* Ahaura River
* Ahuriri River
* Ahuroa River
* Akatarawa River
* Ākitio R ...
*
Greenstone and Caples Tracks
References
Land Information New Zealand- Search for Place Names
Rivers of Otago
Rivers of New Zealand
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