Balfour River

River in the South Island of New Zealand

Balfour River

Route of the Balfour River

Mouth of the Balfour River

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Balfour River (New Zealand)

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Location
Country| New Zealand
Region| West Coast
District| Westland
Physical characteristics
Source| Balfour Glacier
• coordinates| 43°33′01″S 170°03′47″E﻿ / ﻿43.5504°S 170.0630°E﻿ / -43.5504; 170.0630
Mouth|

• location

| Cook River / Weheka

• coordinates

| 43°31′36″S 169°59′16″E﻿ / ﻿43.52666°S 169.98777°E﻿ / -43.52666; 169.98777

• elevation

| 160 m (520 ft)
Length| 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi)
Basin features
Progression| Balfour River → Cook River / Weheka → Tasman Sea
Tributaries|
• right| McKenna Creek, Craig Creek

The Balfour River is a river in the Westland district of New Zealand. Its source is the Balfour Glacier and it runs west then northwest for about 7.4 kilometres (5 mi) to the Cook River / Weheka.

## See also

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* List of rivers of New Zealand

## References

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* Land Information New Zealand \- Search for Place Names

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Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

Mountains|

* Mount Dampier
* Douglas Peak
* Mount Elie de Beaumont
* Fettes Peak
* Mount Haast
* Mount Hicks
* La Perouse
* Lendenfeld Peak
* The Minarets
* Mount Sefton
* Silberhorn
* Mount Tasman
* Mount Teichelmann
* Torres Peak
* Mount Vancouver

Mountain passes|

* Copland Pass

Glaciers|

* Agassiz Glacier
* Douglas Glacier
* Fox Glacier
* Franz Josef Glacier

Lakes|

* Alpine Lake / Ata Puai
* Lake Mapourika
* Lake Matheson
* Lake Wahapo

Rivers|

* Balfour River
* Callery River
* Clearwater River
* Cook River / Weheka
* Copland River
* Douglas River
* Fox River
* Hinatua River
* Karangarua River
* Ōmoeroa River
* Ōkārito River
* Ruera River
* Strauchon River
* Totarakaitorea River
* Troyte River
* Waiho River
* Waikūkūpa River
* Waitangitāhuna River

Lagoons|

* Ōkārito Lagoon

Walking tracks|

* Copland Track
* Roberts Point Track

Huts|

* Chancellor Hut

Reserves and World Heritage Sites|

* Te Wahipounamu
* Waiau Glacier Coast Marine Reserve

Events|

* 2015 Fox Glacier helicopter crash

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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|

* Bignell Reef
* Browne Island
* 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

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