Totara River (Buller District)
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The Totara River is a river of the northern West Coast Region of New Zealand
's South Island
. It rises near Mount Kelvin in the Paparoa Range and flows northwest to reach the Tasman Sea
10 kilometres south of Cape Foulwind
. The Little Totara River
joins the Totara just before it reaches the sea.
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 rises near Mount Kelvin in the Paparoa Range and flows northwest to reach the Tasman Sea
Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, approximately across. It extends 2,800 km from north to south. It is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, the first recorded European...
10 kilometres south of Cape Foulwind
Cape Foulwind
Cape Foulwind is a prominent headland on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, overlooking the Tasman Sea. It is located ten kilometres west of the town of Westport...
. The Little Totara River
Little Totara River
The Little Totara River is a river of the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. It rises on the northern slopes of Mount Euclid in the Paparoa Range, flowing northwest to its confluence with the Totara River at the latter's mouth on the Tasman Sea seven kilometres north of Charleston.-References:...
joins the Totara just before it reaches the sea.