Gunner River

Gunner River
Swingbridge across the Gunner River
Map
Route of the Gunner River
Gunner River is located in New Zealand
Gunner River
Mouth of the Gunner River
Gunner River is located in South Island
Gunner River
Gunner River (South Island)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates41°00′13″S 172°15′02″E / 41.0035°S 172.2505°E / -41.0035; 172.2505
Mouth 
 • location
Heaphy River
 • coordinates
40°57′28″S 172°08′12″E / 40.9578°S 172.1366°E / -40.9578; 172.1366
Basin features
ProgressionGunner River → Heaphy River → Karamea Bight → Tasman Sea
Tributaries 
 • rightRyan Creek

The Gunner River is a river on the West Coast of New Zealand. It rises in the Domett Range in the Kahurangi National Park and flows north-west into the Heaphy River, which flows into the Tasman Sea.[1]

A swingbridge crosses the river near its junction with the Heaphy. This bridge is part of the Heaphy Track.[2] Heavy rain in the Buller District in February 2022 caused significant damage. The suspension bridge over the Gunner River was damaged but was deemed repairable, while the Pitt Creek bridge was swept away, and the suspension bridge over the Heaphy River was destroyed. The track re-opened in October 2023, after the replacement of bridges and restoration of tracks damaged in the 2022 floods.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 69. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  2. ^ "Route Guide: Heaphy Track". Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Heaphy Track reopens, thousands already booked in". RNZ. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.


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