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Drake River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Drake River is a river of New Zealand. It is located in southern Westland, and flows entirely within the Mount Aspiring National Park. The river follows a southerly course for seven kilometres before turning northeast to flow another five kilometres before reaching the Waiatoto River. The tributaries of the river were probably surveyed and named by Mueller in 1885. There is potential for a 30 MW power-generating plant at the junction of the Drake and Waiatoto Rivers.

Flows through: New Zealand.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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