Travers River
The Travers River is in the South Island of New Zealand.
It lies within the borders of the
Sabine River
.
The river feeds into
Lake Rotoiti. It is not a navigable waterway due to its small size and numerous rocky cascades. The lower reaches of the river lie in open tussock which was burnt and grazed by early European settlers. Further upstream the river flows through unmodified beech
forest. The upper reaches are in subalpine scrub above the bushline.
The
New Zealand Department of Conservation maintains a number of mountain huts and shelters along the length of the Travers Valley and within the surrounding mountains. These include the Lake Head Hut, Coldwater Hut, the Angelus Hut, the Hopeless Hut, the Cupola Basin Hut, John Tait Hut, and the Upper Travers Hut. Details of these can be obtained from the DOC Visitors Centre in Saint Arnaud
.
The river, as well as the nearby Mount Travers and the Travers Range, are named after New Zealand politician and naturalist William Travers.[1]
41°52′S 172°49′E / 41.867°S 172.817°E
References
- ISBN 978-0-14-320410-7.