D'Urville River
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The D'Urville River is in the South Island of New Zealand.
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D'Urville River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Spenser Mountains |
• elevation | 1,480 m (4,860 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Lake Rotoroa |
• elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
Length | 26 km (16 mi) |
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It lies within the Nelson Lakes National Park and flows north for 26 kilometres (16 mi) between the Ella and Mahanga ranges into Lake Rotoroa.[1] It is one of the smaller rivers in the Buller River system. The river was named after the French navigator Jules Dumont d'Urville by Julius von Haast.[2]
Brown and rainbow trout can be fished in the D'Urville River.[3]
A tramping track runs along the river.[4]