Pareora River
| Pareora River | |
|---|---|
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Hunters Hills |
| River mouth | Pacific Ocean |
| Length | 56 km (35 mi) |
The Pareora River is a river of the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It has its origins in several small streams flowing from the Hunters Hills, and flows north before turning southeast to reach the Pacific ocean at the southern end of the township of Pareora, 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Timaru. The river ends in a hapua-type river mouth, this means the flow to the ocean is impeded by a gravel bank.
"Place Name Detail: Pareora River". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand.
Creed, Sam (2014). A classification of small hapua-type river mouths on the mixed sand and gravel coasts of Canterbury, New Zealand (PDF) (Thesis). University of Canterbury.
Coordinates: 44°30′S 171°13′E / 44.500°S 171.217°E
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