The Allen River is a river in the
West Coast district of the
South Island
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. It drains the south side of the Allen Range, elevations to , which forms part of the boundary between West Coast and
Tasman districts. The river has left and right branches for half its length, and the right branch has a major tributary stream in a valley between the two branches. The united river flows south through a narrow gorge and is joined by the
Johnson River upstream of its confluence with the North branch of the
Mōkihinui River.
See also
*
List of rivers of New Zealand
This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand.
A
* Aan River
* Acheron River (Canterbury)
* Acheron River (Marlborough)
* Ada River (New Zealand), Ada River
* Adams River (New Zealand), Adams River
* Ahaura River
* Ahuriri R ...
References
Land Information New Zealand- Search for Place Names
* Topographical map NZMS 260 sheet: M28
Buller District
Rivers of the West Coast Region
Rivers of New Zealand
Rivers of Kahurangi National Park
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