Wills River Explained

Wills River
Name Etymology:Named after William John Wills
Pushpin Map:New Zealand South Island#New Zealand
Pushpin Map Size:270px
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth of the Wills River
Source1 Coordinates:44.0009°N 169.59°W
Mouth Location:Haast River
Mouth Coordinates:-44.0453°N 169.3869°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:New Zealand
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:West Coast
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Westland
Length:19km (12miles)
Progression:Wills RiverHaast RiverTasman Sea
Tributaries Left:Kea Creek, Hold Creek, Cheap Creek, Sweet Nell Creek, Safe Creek, Lost Creek, Dark Creek, Connors Creek, Rabbit Creek, Lodore Creek, Cascade Creek, Fleming Creek, Brewster Creek, Torrance Creek, Brae Creek, Plover Creek
Tributaries Right:Clumsy Creek, Swift Creek, Crook Creek, Shell Creek, Dredge Creek, Dun Creek, Dukes Creek, Lily Creek, Pansy Creek, Talent Creek, Shale Creek, Slip Creek

The Wills River is a river of the southern West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows west to reach the Haast River 10 kilometres north of the Haast Pass.

The river was named by Julius von Haast when he searched for a crossing from Otago to the West Coast. It is named for William John Wills of the Burke and Wills expedition. The nearby Burke River is named for Robert O'Hara Burke.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Holm, Janet . 170 . Caught mapping: the life and times of New Zealand's early surveyors . 2005 . Hazard Press . Christchurch . English . 636380050.