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Hawkins River

Coordinates: 43°37′S 172°08′E / 43.617°S 172.133°E / -43.617; 172.133
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Hawkins River
Hawkins River, 2017. Torlesses Range in the background
Map
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBig Ben Range
Mouth 
 • location
Selwyn River
Length48 km (30 mi)

The Hawkins River is a river in New Zealand. A major tributary of Canterbury's Selwyn River, it flows generally southeast from its source to the southwest of Springfield, reaching the Selwyn 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Burnham.

The river also flows through the rural settlement of Hawkins, five kilometers west of Darfield.

See also

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References

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"Place name detail: Hawkins River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

43°37′S 172°08′E / 43.617°S 172.133°E / -43.617; 172.133