Greta River
| Greta River | |
|---|---|
.png)  Location of the mouth within New Zealand | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Hurunui District |
| Mouth | |
• location | Hurunui River |
The Greta River is a river in the
State Highway 1 follows the river for part of its route between Cheviot and Waipara. The locality of Greta Valley is to the east of the Greta River on the banks of the Waikari River.[1] The river was named by local runholders Sir Charles Clifford and Sir Frederick Weld in the 1850s after the Greta River in Yorkshire.[2]
See also
References
- ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ^ Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 380.
- Land Information New Zealand - Search for Place Names
42°54′32″S 173°06′11″E / 42.90889°S 173.10306°E