The Snowy River is a river of the
West Coast Region
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of
New Zealand
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's
South Island
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. It flows generally west from its sources within Victoria Forest Park, and is one of the rivers whose courses mark the edges of the
Ikamatua Plain. The Snowy River joins with the
Blackwater River
A blackwater river is a type of river with a slow-moving channel flowing through forested swamps or wetlands. As vegetation decays, tannins leach into the water, making a transparent, acidic water that is darkly stained, resembling black te ...
100 metres prior to its junction with the
Māwheraiti (Little Grey) River two kilometres north of the township of
Ikamatua.
See also
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List of rivers of New Zealand
This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand.
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* Aan River
* Acheron River (Canterbury)
* Acheron River (Marlborough)
* Ada River
* Adams River
* Ahaura River
* Ahuriri River
* Ahuroa River
* Akatarawa River
* Ākiti ...
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Eastern Waiotauru (Snowy) River
References
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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