Owen River, New Zealand
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The Owen River is located in the northwest of New Zealand
's South Island
. This short river is an upper tributary of the Buller River
. It flows south for 20 kilometres from its headwaters on the slopes of Mount Owen
, flowing into the Buller at the small settlement of Owen River 18 kilometres northeast of Murchison
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
. This short river is an upper tributary of the Buller River
Buller River
The Buller River is in the South Island of New Zealand. One of the country's longest rivers, it flows for 170 kilometres from Lake Rotoiti through the Buller Gorge and into the Tasman Sea near the town of Westport...
. It flows south for 20 kilometres from its headwaters on the slopes of Mount Owen
Mount Owen
Mount Owen can refer to:*Mount Owen, New Zealand*Mount Owen, California, former name of Brown, California*Mount Owen in the Bow Range of the Canadian Rockies*Mount Owen *Mount Owen in the Ruby Range of Colorado, USA...
, flowing into the Buller at the small settlement of Owen River 18 kilometres northeast of Murchison
Murchison, New Zealand
Murchison is a town in the Tasman Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is near the western end of the "Four Rivers Plain", at the confluence of the Buller River and the Matakitaki River...
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