Falls River | |
Pushpin Map: | New Zealand#New Zealand South Island |
Pushpin Map Size: | 270px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Falls River |
Source1 Coordinates: | -40.9463°N 172.9439°W |
Mouth Location: | Sandfly Bay |
Mouth Coordinates: | -40.9283°N 173.0518°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand |
Progression: | Falls River → Sandfly Bay → Tasman Bay → Tasman Sea |
Tributaries Right: | Buttress Stream |
Waterfalls: | Falls River Falls |
Bridges: | Falls River Suspension Bridge |
The Falls River is a river in the Tasman District of New Zealand. It arises in the Pikikirunga Range near Mount Evans and flows north-east and then east through the Abel Tasman National Park into Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere at Sandfly Bay.[1] The river is named because it falls more than 1000 metres in 10 km.[2]