Ada River
Encyclopedia
The Ada River is a minor river in the South Island
of New Zealand
.
The headwaters are in the Spenser Mountains
. The river flows east for 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) before flowing into the Waiau River
.
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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The headwaters are in the Spenser Mountains
Spenser Mountains
The Spenser Mountains is a topographic landform in northern South Island, New Zealand. Within the range prominent peaks include Mount Una and Mount Humboldt. Much of the forest cover is beech/podocarp with understory of a variety of ferns and shrubs; Crown Fern, Blechnum discolor is one of the...
. The river flows east for 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) before flowing into the Waiau River
Waiau River, Canterbury
Waiau River is a river in north Canterbury on the South Island of New Zealand. The Waiau River rises in the Spenser Mountains and flows eastward to the Pacific Ocean. The Waiau River has the second largest catchment of North Canterbury's rivers....
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