Grebe River

Grebe River
Route of the Grebe River
Mouth of the Grebe River Show map of Fiordland Grebe River (South Island) Show map of South Island Grebe River (New Zealand) Show map of New Zealand
Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	45°48′21″S 167°18′10″E
Mouth
• location	Lake Manapouri
• coordinates	45°35′08″S 167°22′05″E
• elevation	118 m (387 ft)
Basin features
Progression	Grebe River → Lake Manapouri → Waiau River → Foveaux Strait
Tributaries
• left	Fowler Stream, Jaquiery Stream, Florence Stream, Emerald Stream, Percy Stream

The Grebe River is a river in Fiordland, New Zealand. It arises north-west of Lake Monowai in an area once part of the lake but cut off by an enormous landslide about 13,000 years ago.^[1] The river now flows north, between the Townley Mountains to the west, and the Hunter Mountains to the east, and into Lake Manapouri's South Arm. Its major tributaries are Jaquiery Stream, Florence Stream, Emerald Stream, and Percy Stream, all from the west.^[2][3]

Borland Road runs along much of the Grebe Valley to Lake Manapouri. It was built in 1963 to support a transmission line between the lake and Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.^[4] A tramping track runs from the northern end of Lake Monowai to the head of the Grebe and up to the road. The Department of Conservation maintains several huts for trampers in the area.^[5]

Whitewater kayaking/canoeing is possible on the last three km of the Grebe, from Percy Valley to Lake Manapouri.^[6]

See also

• List of rivers of New Zealand

References

1. "Green Lake Landslide - New Zealand's largest landslide". GNS Science. Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
2. Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 105. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
3. Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 458.
4. "Lake Monowai / Borland Road". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
5. "Borland Road tramping tracks". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
6. "Grebe / Percy Valley bridge to Lake Manapouri, II-III+". Whitewater NZ. Retrieved 16 July 2009.

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