Medway River (New Zealand)

Medway River
Medway River
Country New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Main source Inland Kaikoura Range
River mouth Awatere River
Length 22 kilometres (14 mi)

The Medway River is a river of the Marlborough Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows northwest then north from its sources in the Inland Kaikoura Range to meet the Awatere River 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Seddon.

The river flows through a region of uplifted marine sediment, with fossils frequently being exposed in the soft mudstone.[1]

See also

References

  • "Place name detail: Medway River (New Zealand)". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

Coordinates: 41°46′S 173°52′E / 41.767°S 173.867°E / -41.767; 173.867


  1. "Medway River". www.marlboroughonline.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
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