Cox River (New Zealand)
| Cox River | |
|---|---|
Route of the Cox River | |
Mouth of the Cox River Cox River (New Zealand) (South Island) | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Crawford Range |
| • coordinates | 42°44′41″S 171°54′25″E / 42.7448°S 171.907°E |
| • elevation | 1,250 m (4,100 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Poulter River |
• coordinates | 42°54′02″S 171°58′00″E / 42.90067°S 171.96676°E |
• elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
| Length | 29 km (18 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cox River → Poulter River East Branch → Poulter River → Waimakariri River → Pegasus Bay → Pacific Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Ellis Stream, Cochran Stream |
| • right | Montgomery Stream, Row Stream, Beckett Stream |
Cox River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It arises in the Crawford Range of the Southern Alps and flows generally southward through the Arthur's Pass National Park to join the Poulter River. The river was named for J. W. M. Cox, a landholder in the 1860s at the junction of Cox River and Bull Creek.