The Lewis River is a river in the

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ...

region of New Zealand. The valley of this river forms the southeastern approach to

Lewis Pass Lewis Pass (el. 907 m.) is a mountain pass in the South Island of New Zealand. The northernmost of the three main passes across the Southern Alps, it is higher than the Haast Pass, and slightly lower than Arthur's Pass. State Highway 7 traver ...

; the river is thus adjacent to State Highway 7. The Lewis River is a tributary of the Boyle River. The

Nina River The Nina River is a river of the north Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows predominantly east from its source within Lake Sumner Forest Park, veering southeast shortly before it flows into the Lewis River west of Hanmer Spr ...

flows into the Lewis River a few kilometres upstream from the confluence with the Boyle River.

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lists the name of the river as "not official", i.e. the name is not confirmed by the

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. It was named for the surveyor Henry Lewis, who discovered the pass in 1860 alongside his colleague Christopher Maling. Later in 1860, the river was named by Julius von Haast during his own expedition; von Haast became the brother-in-law of Lewis' daughter in 1866.

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