The Acheron River is a river in
Canterbury, New Zealand
Canterbury () is a Regions of New Zealand, region of New Zealand, located in the central-eastern South Island. The region covers an area of , making it the largest region in the country by area. It is home to a population of
The region in it ...
, that flows from
Lake Lyndon
Lake Lyndon is a small lake in the Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located near Porters Pass, New Zealand, Porters Pass on New Zealand State Highway 73, State Highway 73 after Springfield, New Zea ...
south into the
Rakaia River
The Rakaia River is in the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island. The Rakaia River is one of the largest braided rivers in New Zealand. The Rakaia River has a mean flow of and a mean annual seven-day low flow of . In the 1850s, Europ ...
.
Small deposits of coal are found near the river. In the 1870s, a proposal existed to extend the
Whitecliffs Branch
The Whitecliffs Branch was an long branch line railway that formed part of New Zealand's Rail transport in New Zealand, national rail network in the Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury region of the South Island. It was more industrial than the ...
, a
branch line
A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line. Branch lines may serve one or more industries, or a city or town not located ...
railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
, through the
Rakaia Gorge
The Rakaia Gorge is located on the Rakaia River in inland Canterbury in New Zealand's South Island.
Like its neighbour, the Waimakariri River, the Rakaia runs through wide shingle beds for much of its length, but is forced through a narrow c ...
to the Acheron River to access these coal deposits. An 1880 Royal Commission on New Zealand's
railway network was in favour of this extension, but it never came to fruition.
[David Leitch and Bob Scott, ''Exploring New Zealand's Ghost Railways'', rev. ed. (Wellington: Grantham House, 1998), pg. 71.]
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.
A
* Aan River
* Acheron River (Canterbury)
* Acheron River (Marlborough)
* Ada River (New Zealand), Ada River
* Adams River (New Zealand), Adams River
* Ahaura River
* Ahuriri R ...
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Acheron River (Marlborough)
The Acheron River is a river in the South Island of New Zealand, in Marlborough Region, Marlborough and flows into the Waiau Toa / Clarence River. It flows southwest and then east for a total of , joining the Waiau Toa / Clarence at the southe ...
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Acheron
The Acheron ( or ; ''Acheron'' or Ἀχερούσιος ''Acherousios''; ''Acherontas'') is a river in the Epirus (region), Epirus region of northwest Greece. It is long, and has a drainage area of . The river's source is located near the vil ...
(river in Greece)
References
Rivers of the Canterbury Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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