The Cobb River is a river in the
Tasman Region
Tasman District () is a local government district in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It borders the Canterbury Region, West Coast Region, Marlborough Region and Nelson City. It is administered by the Tasman District Council, ...
of
New Zealand
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. It flows southeast from
Lake Cobb on the northern slopes of
Mount Cobb, in
Kahurangi National Park
Kahurangi National Park is a national park in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the second largest of the thirteen national parks of New Zealand. It was gazetted in 1996 and covers , ranging from the Buller River near Murc ...
, in the northwestern
South Island
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. The river's waters are captured behind a dam to become the
Cobb Reservoir
The Cobb Reservoir is a hydro storage lake fed by the Cobb River in the Tasman District of the South Island of New Zealand. The reservoir feeds the Cobb Power Station and is above sea level but drops significantly with low rainfall. Cobb Reser ...
; the outflow continues to join with the
Tākaka River
The Tākaka River lies in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. It runs north for 70 kilometres, entering Golden Bay near the town of Tākaka.
Naming
Manawhenua Ki Mohua, an iwi-mandated organisation representing Ngāti Tama, Ngāti R ...
. The river is named for J.W. Cobb, a local mill owner.
Brown
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In the ...
and
rainbow
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trout are available for fishing in the river.
A
tramping track follows the river between Lake Cobb and the reservoir and there are several
backcountry hut
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s in the river valley. New Zealand's
oldest rocks are found in the Cobb River catchment.
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 (New Zealand), Ada River
* Adams River (New Zealand), Adams River
* Ahaura River
* Ahuriri R ...
References
Rivers of the Tasman District
Rivers of New Zealand
Rivers of Kahurangi National Park
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