Cox River (New Zealand)

Cox River is a river of the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It arises in the Crawford Range of the Southern Alps and flows generally southward through the Arthur's Pass National Park to join the Poulter River. The river was named for J. W. M. Cox, a landholder in the 1860s at the junction of Cox River and Bull Creek.

Cox River
Route of the Cox River
Mouth of the Cox River
Cox River (New Zealand) (South Island)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationCrawford Range
  coordinates42°44′41″S 171°54′25″E
  elevation1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Poulter River
  coordinates
42°54′02″S 171°58′00″E
  elevation
540 m (1,770 ft)
Length29 km (18 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionCox River → Poulter River East Branch → Poulter River → Waimakariri River → Pegasus Bay → Pacific Ocean
Tributaries 
  leftEllis Stream, Cochran Stream
  rightMontgomery Stream, Row Stream, Beckett Stream
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