Dry River (New Zealand)
River in New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
River in New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dry River is a river in the extreme southeast of the North Island of New Zealand. It feeds into the Ruamahanga River to the southwest of Martinborough. The headwaters are in the Haurangi Forest Park, and its eventual outflow (via the Ruamahanga River) is into Cook Strait at Palliser Bay.[1]
Dry River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Haurangi Forest Park |
Mouth | |
• location | Ruamahanga River |
Dry River was the name of a sheep station about 1877, which later was renamed Dyerville. A vineyard called Dry River was established in the area in 1979.[2]
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