Snow River | |
Pushpin Map: | New Zealand#New Zealand South Island |
Pushpin Map Size: | 270px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Snow River |
Source1 Location: | Haupiri Range |
Source1 Coordinates: | -40.9131°N 172.6019°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 1360m (4,460feet) |
Mouth Location: | Slate River |
Mouth Elevation: | 202m (663feet) |
Mouth Coordinates: | -40.8267°N 172.6144°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand |
Length: | 11km (07miles) |
Progression: | Snow River → Slate River → Aorere River → Ruataniwha Inlet → Golden Bay / Mohua → Tasman Sea |
Tributaries Left: | Bray Creek, Specimen Creek, No Man Creek, Waterfall Creek |
Tributaries Right: | Slip Creek |
The Snow River is a river in the Tasman Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It rises at the western end of the Haupiri Range and flows northward before rounding the tip of Kill Devil Spur to join the Slate River.[1] The Slate is a tributary of the Aorere, the major river of the northwestern Tasman region.[2]
The Snow River is named for George Snow and one of his brothers (the source does not specify which brother). Snow was a goldminer and hotelier based in Collingwood. His grandson was the Olympic rower Darcy Hadfield.[3]