Mokoreta River
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The Mokoreta River is a river in Southland
, New Zealand
. A tributary of the Mataura River
, its source is between Mt Rosebery and Catlins Cone, close to the source of the Catlins River
. It flows westward from the Catlins Ranges
into the Southland Plains
.Its total length is 50 kilometres, and it flows into the Mataura River about 5km south of the town of Wyndham
.
Southland Region
Southland is New Zealand's southernmost region and is also a district within that region. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart Island / Rakiura...
, 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...
. A tributary of the Mataura River
Mataura River
The Mataura River is in the Southland Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is 190 kilometres in length.The river's headwaters are located in mountains to the south of Lake Wakatipu. From there it flows southeast towards Gore, where it turns southward...
, its source is between Mt Rosebery and Catlins Cone, close to the source of the Catlins River
Catlins River
The ' flows southeastward through The Catlins, an area of the southern South Island of New Zealand. Its total length is , and it shares its estuary with the Owaka River, flowing into the Pacific Ocean at Pounawea, south of Balclutha....
. It flows westward from the Catlins Ranges
Catlins Ranges
The Catlins Ranges are a series of rugged, roughly parallel hill ranges in the southeastern corner of New Zealand's South Island. They take their name from the name given to this part of the country - the Catlins...
into the Southland Plains
Southland Plains
The Southland Plains is a general name given to several areas of low-lying land in the South Island of New Zealand, separated by the rise of the Hokonui Hills in the north. It forms a sizeable area of Southland Region and encompasses its two principal settlements the city of Invercargill and the...
.Its total length is 50 kilometres, and it flows into the Mataura River about 5km south of the town of Wyndham
Wyndham, New Zealand
Wyndham is a rural town of 550 people in the South Island of New Zealand in the Southland region, 45 km east of Invercargill and 25 km south of Gore. The original Māori name of the locality was Mokoreta .Wyndham was named for General Sir Charles Ashe Windham who fought in the Crimean War...
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