Gorge River

Gorge River
Gorge River
	Route of the Gorge River
	Mouth of the Gorge River Gorge River (South Island) Gorge River (New Zealand)
Location
Country	New Zealand
Region	West Coast Region
District	Westland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Hope Blue River Range
• coordinates	44°09′31″S 168°23′36″E / 44.1587°S 168.3933°E
Mouth
• location	Tasman Sea
• coordinates	44°11′00″S 168°11′43″E / 44.1833°S 168.1953°E
Basin features
Progression	Gorge River → Tasman Sea
Tributaries
• left	Duncan River, Murray Creek, Rocky Creek, Gorge Creek, Plateau Creek, Jerry River, Bagpipe Creek, Branchions Creek, Adam Creek, Jacob Creek, Malcolm Creek
• right	Blackwater Creek, Dans Creek

The Gorge River is a river on the West Coast of New Zealand. It arises in the Hope Blue River Range and flows south-west into the Tasman Sea. Its tributaries include the Duncan River and Jerry River.^[1]^[2] It passes through Cascade Forest. Its mouth is about 15 km north-east of Awarua Point. The Gorge Islands are very small islands near the mouth.^[3] At its mouth, it is a fast tidal river.^[4]

At the mouth of the river is the home of the Long family, known as "New Zealand's most remote family". It is a two-day walk to the nearest civilisation in Haast. Robert Long began living there in 1980.^[5]^[6]

References

^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 88. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 190–191. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
^ Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 298.
^ Stewart, G.G. (1 March 1937). "A Wilderness of Enchantment — South Westland and Beyond. — New Zealand's least known but most fascinating territory. — Chronicle of a trip made by Mr. G. H. Mackley, General Manager of the New Zealand Railways, and the writer". The New Zealand Railways Magazine. 11 (12): 13. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
^ Mussen, Deidre (17 December 2011). "From Gorge River to civilisation". The Press. Stuff.co.nz.
^ "Meet New Zealand's most remote family". Stuff.co.nz. 2 July 2015.

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[1] Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 88. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.

[2] Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 190–191. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.

[3] Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 298.

[4] Stewart, G.G. (1 March 1937). "A Wilderness of Enchantment — South Westland and Beyond. — New Zealand's least known but most fascinating territory. — Chronicle of a trip made by Mr. G. H. Mackley, General Manager of the New Zealand Railways, and the writer". The New Zealand Railways Magazine. 11 (12): 13. Retrieved 19 July 2009.

[5] Mussen, Deidre (17 December 2011). "From Gorge River to civilisation". The Press. Stuff.co.nz.

[6] "Meet New Zealand's most remote family". Stuff.co.nz. 2 July 2015.

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v t e Landforms of Westland District, New Zealand
Alpine passes	Arthur's Pass Browning Pass / Nōti Raureka Copland Pass Haast Pass
Bays	Bruce Bay Jackson Bay
Canyons, gorges and waterfalls	Fantail Falls Gates of Haast Hokitika Gorge Otira Gorge Roaring Billy Falls Thunder Creek Falls
Glaciers	Agassiz Glacier Douglas Glacier Fox Glacier Franz Josef Glacier Garden of Eden Ice Plateau Olivine Ice Plateau Volta Glacier
Headlands	Abut Head Awarua Point Gillespies Point Knights Point
Islands	Open Bay Islands
Lakes and lagoons	Abel Lake Alpine Lake / Ata Puai Lake Ellery Lake Gault Lake Ianthe Lake Kaniere Lake Mahinapua Lake Mapourika Lake Matheson Lake Moeraki Ōkārito Lagoon Lake Paringa Saltwater Lagoon Lake Wahapo
Mountain ranges	Butler Range Southern Alps
Mountains	Mount Adams Aoraki / Mount Cook Mount Aspiring / Tititea Mount Brewster Mount Dampier Mount Graham Mount Haast Mount Hopkins La Perouse Lendenfeld Peak Mount Rolleston Mount Sefton Silberhorn Mount Tasman Mount Vancouver Mount Whitcombe
River flats	Pleasant Flat
Rivers	Adams River Arahura River Arawhata River Balfour River Barlow River Barn River Bettne River Big Wainihinihi River Burke River Butler River Callery River Cascade River Clarke River Clearwater River Cook River / Weheka Copland River Cropp River Deception River Donald River Douglas River Drake River Duncan River Edison River Fork River Fox River Gorge River Gunn River Haast River Hacket River Hall River Hapuka River Harman River Hinatua River Hokitika River Hope River Jackson River Jerry River Kaniere River Karangarua River Kokatahi River Lambert River Landsborough River Lord River Macfarlane River Mahitahi River Jacobs River Manakaiaua River Maori River Martyr River Mikonui River Moeraki River Morse River Mueller River Mungo River Ngatau River North Barlow River Ohinemaka River Ōhinetamatea River Ōkārito River Okuru River Ōmoeroa River Oneone River Otehake River Ōtira River Ōtoko River Paringa River Perth River Poerua River Rolleston River Rotokino River Ruera River Ship Creek Smoothwater River Smyth River Spoon River Stafford River Strauchon River Styx River Taipo River Taramakau River Te Naihi River Te Rahotaiepa River Toaroha River Tōtara River Totarakaitorea River Troyte River Tuke River Turnbull River Waiatoto River Waiho River Waikūkūpa River Waipara River Waita River Waitaha River Waitangitāhuna River Waitangiroto River Wanganui River Whakaikai River Whakapohai River Whataroa River Whitcombe River Wilkinson River Willberg River Williamson River Wills River

Gorge River
Route of the Gorge River
Mouth of the Gorge River Show map of Fiordland Gorge River (South Island) Show map of South Island Gorge River (New Zealand) Show map of New Zealand
Location
Country	New Zealand
Region	West Coast Region
District	Westland
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Hope Blue River Range
• coordinates	44°09′31″S 168°23′36″E / 44.1587°S 168.3933°E / -44.1587; 168.3933

Mouth
• location	Tasman Sea
• coordinates	44°11′00″S 168°11′43″E / 44.1833°S 168.1953°E / -44.1833; 168.1953
Basin features
Progression	Gorge River → Tasman Sea
Tributaries
• left	Duncan River, Murray Creek, Rocky Creek, Gorge Creek, Plateau Creek, Jerry River, Bagpipe Creek, Branchions Creek, Adam Creek, Jacob Creek, Malcolm Creek
• right	Blackwater Creek, Dans Creek

Gorge River

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References