Travers River
The Travers River is in the South Island of New Zealand.
It lies within the borders of the Nelson Lakes National Park. The valley through which the river flows is popular with trampers and is part of the Travers-Sabine tramping circuit, which follows a major portion of the river, starting from Kerr Bay at Saint Arnaud and, after crossing the Travers Saddle (1787 metres), descends the valley of the Sabine River.
The river feeds into Lake Rotoiti. It is not a navigable waterway due to its small size and numerous rocky cascades. The lower reaches of the river lie in open tussock which was burnt and grazed by early European settlers. Further upstream the river flows through unmodified beech forest. The upper reaches are in subalpine scrub above the bushline.
The New Zealand Department of Conservation maintains a number of mountain huts and shelters along the length of the Travers Valley and within the surrounding mountains. These include the Lake Head Hut, Coldwater Hut, the Angelus Hut, the Hopeless Hut, the Cupola Basin Hut, John Tait Hut, and the Upper Travers Hut. Details of these can be obtained from the DOC Visitors Centre in Saint Arnaud.
The river, as well as the nearby Mount Travers and the Travers Range, are named after New Zealand politician and naturalist William Travers.[1]
- v
- t
- e
- Tasman Region
- West Coast Region
- Buller District
- Saint Arnaud
- Kawatiri
- Murchison
- Inangahua
- Inangahua Junction
- Westport
- Travers River
- Hope River
- Gowan River
- Owen River
- Mātakitaki River
- Matiri River
- Maruia River
- Deepdale River
- Inangahua River
- Blackwater River
- Ohikanui River
(upstream to downstream by location or tributary)
- Lake Rotoiti
- Lake Rotoroa
- Lake Daniell
- Lake Rahui
- Gillows Dam
- Buller Gorge
- Addisons Flat
- 1: Waikato
- 2: Clutha / Mata-Au
- 3: Whanganui
- 4: Taieri
- 5: Rangitīkei
- 6: Mataura
- 7: Waiau
- 8: Waiau Toa / Clarence
- 9: Waitaki
- 10: Ōreti
- 11: Rangitaiki
- 12: Manawatū
41°52′S 172°49′E / 41.867°S 172.817°E / -41.867; 172.817
References
- ^ Reed, Alexander Wyclif; Dowling, Peter (2010). Place names of New Zealand (Rev ed.). Auckland, N.Z: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-320410-7.
This article about a river in the Tasman District is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e