Little Opawa River
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The Little Opawa River is a river of the south Canterbury Region of New Zealand
's South Island
. It flows generally east from a ridge 20 kilometres southwest of Fairlie
, joining with its southern neighbour, the Opawa River
very close to their joint outflow into the Tengawai River
, close to the settlement of Albury
.
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...
's South Island
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...
. It flows generally east from a ridge 20 kilometres southwest of Fairlie
Fairlie, New Zealand
FairlieUrban AreaPopulation:723Extent:Territorial AuthorityName:Mackenzie District CouncilPopulation:Mayor:Website:Extent:Regional councilName:Environment Canterbury...
, joining with its southern neighbour, the Opawa River
Opawa River
The Opawa River is in the Marlborough region of the South Island of New Zealand. It begins in the Wairau valley where floodways are joined. It makes its way down the valley and flows through and looping around the eastern suburbs of Blenheim where it is crossed by the Opawa River Bridge...
very close to their joint outflow into the Tengawai River
Tengawai River
The Tengawai River flows through south Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island. It flows east for 35 kilometres before joining the Opihi River 20 kilometres north of Timaru....
, close to the settlement of Albury
Albury, New Zealand
AlburyUrban AreaPopulation:Extent:Territorial AuthorityName:Mackenzie District CouncilPopulation:Mayor:Website:Extent:Regional councilName:Environment Canterbury...
.