Owen River

Owen River
A northeast view of the river
Route of the Owen River
Mouth of the Owen River Show map of New Zealand Owen River (South Island) Show map of South Island
Location
Country	New Zealand
Island	South Island
District	Tasman
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mount Owen
• coordinates	41°31′52″S 172°34′34″E
Mouth
• location	Buller River
• coordinates	41°41′12″S 172°26′55″E
Length	20 kilometres (12 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Owen River → Buller River → Tasman Sea
Tributaries
• left	Three Mile Creek, Sluice Box Creek, League Creek, Coal Creek, Halfway Creek, Carrol Creek, Brewery Creek,
• right	Caledonian Creek, Bulmer Creek, Carton Creek, Zealandia Creek, Advance Creek, Fire Creek, Fyfe River, Baigent Creek

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.^[1][2] It flows 20 km (12 mi) south from its headwaters on the slopes of Mount Owen in Kahurangi National Park, and then into the Buller at the small settlement of Owen River 18 km (11 mi) northeast of Murchison.

References

1. Department, New Zealand Mines (1887). The Handbook of New Zealand Mines: With Maps and Illustrations. Government Printer, South Africa. p. 288.
2. Williams, Paul (18 May 2017). New Zealand Landscape: Behind the Scene. Elsevier. pp. 266–267. ISBN 978-0-12-812565-6.