Glenavy, New Zealand

Glenavy

Glenavy is a locality in the South Island of New Zealand.^[1] It is located at the southern extreme of the Canterbury region on the alluvial fan of the Waitaki River, three kilometres from the river's outflow into the Pacific Ocean.

Glenavy was named for Glenavy, Northern Ireland, the birthplace of former New Zealand Premier John Ballance.^[2]

References

↑ "Place Name Detail: Glenavy". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
↑ Reed, A.W. (2002) The Reed dictionary of New Zealand place names. Auckland: Reed Books. ISBN 0-790-00761-4.

Coordinates: 44°55′S 171°06′E / 44.917°S 171.100°E / -44.917; 171.100

Towns of the Waimate District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Main Towns	Glenavy Hakataramea Makikihi Morven Saint Andrews Studholme Waimate (seat) Willowbridge

Localities	Arno Blue Cliffs Broad Gully Cattle Creek Cup and Saucer Junction Deep Creek Dog Kennel Douglas Elephant Hill Esk Valley Green Hills Gordons Valley Grays Corner Gum Tree Flat Hakataramea Downs Hakataramea Valley Hook Hook Bush Hunter Ikawai Kapua Kohika Kowhatu Lyalldale Maungati Maungatiro Maytown Norton Reserve Nukuroa Otaio Otaio Gorge Pentland Hills Pikes Point Riverview Springbrook Southburn Struan Tawai Te Waimate Uretane Waiariari Waihao Downs Waihao Forks Waihaorunga Waikakahi Waituna

Waitaki River

Source: Southern Alps—Flows into: Pacific Ocean (below listings are upstream → downstream)

Administrative areas	Canterbury Region Otago Region Waitaki District

Towns and settlements	Twizel Otematata Kurow Duntroon Glenavy

Major tributaries (by confluence)	Godley River Tekapo River Tasman River Pukaki River Dobson River Hopkins River Ahuriri River Hakataramea River Maerewhenua River

Lakes in catchment (by location or tributary)	Lake Tekapo Lake Pukaki Lake Ohau Lake Ruataniwha Lake Benmore Lake Aviemore Lake Waitaki

Other features	Tasman Glacier Mackenzie Country Benmore Dam Aviemore Dam

Longest New Zealand rivers	1: Waikato 2: Clutha 3: Whanganui 4: Taieri 5: Rangitikei 6: Mataura 7: Waiau (Southland) 8: Clarence 9: Waitaki 10: Oreti

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