Tasman River

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The Tasman River is a braided glacial river in New Zealand’s South Island that drains the meltwater from the Tasman Glacier through Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park into Lake Pukaki.

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Tasman River canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Aoraki / Mount Cook Village NERFINISHED
contributesTo hydrology of Lake Pukaki
country New Zealand
drainageBasin Lake Pukaki catchment
ecoregion New Zealand South Island montane rivers
environmentType alpine river valley
fedBy Hooker Glacier meltwater
Müller Glacier meltwater
Tasman Glacier meltwater
flowsDirection generally southward
flowsIn Southern Alps region NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Mackenzie Basin NERFINISHED
formedBy glacial erosion and deposition
governingBody Department of Conservation (New Zealand) NERFINISHED
hasBasinCountry New Zealand NERFINISHED
hasCatchment eastern slopes of the Southern Alps near Aoraki / Mount Cook
hasChannelPattern multi-channel braided
hasLength approximately 25 kilometres
hasMajorLandmarkNearby Aoraki / Mount Cook NERFINISHED
Tasman Glacier terminal lake
hasMouthElevation approximately 518 metres above sea level
hasSedimentSource Tasman Glacier moraine and rock flour
hasWaterColor milky blue
turquoise
isTypeOf alpine braided river
isWithin Canterbury Land District NERFINISHED
locatedIn Canterbury Region NERFINISHED
South Island
locatedInProtectedArea Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park NERFINISHED
mouth Lake Pukaki NERFINISHED
namedAfter Abel Tasman NERFINISHED
notableFeature braided river channels
turquoise glacial water
partOf Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park hydrological system NERFINISHED
Te Waipounamu (South Island) river network
region Mackenzie Country NERFINISHED
riverSystem Waitaki River system NERFINISHED
source Tasman Glacier NERFINISHED
sourceLocation Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park NERFINISHED
tourismActivity glacier and river tours
scenic flights viewing
waterType glacial meltwater
meltwater-fed

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Tasman Glacier feeds Tasman River
Lake Pukaki fedBy Tasman River