Goulter River

The Goulter River is a river in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It rises in the Richmond Range near Lake Chalice. The lake was formed by a landslip about 2000 years ago, which dammed the river. The lake has no outlet, but water seeps through the landslip rubble into the Goulter.[1] The river flows counter-clockwise around Mount Patriarch to join the Wairau River.[2]

Goulter River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRichmond Range
Mouth 
 • location
Wairau River

The river was visited by Cyrus Goulter, Joseph Ward and Harry Redwood in 1857. Goulter later became Speaker of the Marlborough District Council.[3]

Goulter River runs through native bush and contains trout suitable for fishing. A walkway runs the length of the river.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Lake Chalice". Marlborough Online. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  2. Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 59. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 298.
  4. "Goulter River Trout Fishing". Retrieved 16 July 2009.


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