The Smite River is a river of the
Canterbury region of New Zealand's
South Island
The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman ...
. It flows west from the
Taylor Range
The Taylor Range or Herbert Taylor Range is a mountain range on the western edge of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was first named The Glenmorrison Range by John Oxley during his exploration of the area in January 1824. In 1828, the colon ...
to feed
Lake Stream
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...
, the outflow of
Lake Heron
Lake Heron is a freshwater lake in the South Island of New Zealand. It is drained by Lake Stream which in turn feeds into the Rakaia River.
Forest and Bird have expressed concern over the environmental impacts of new roading on the southern shore ...
, which is an upper part of the
Rakaia River system.
See also
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List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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