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Mueller River

Coordinates: 44°01′59″S 168°58′28″E / 44.0331°S 168.9744°E / -44.0331; 168.9744
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Mueller River
Map
Route of the Mueller River
Mueller River is located in South Island
Mueller River
Mouth of the Mueller River
Mueller River is located in New Zealand
Mueller River
Mueller River (New Zealand)
EtymologyNamed after Ferdinand von Mueller
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWest Coast
DistrictWestland
Physical characteristics
SourceDispute Glacier
 • coordinates44°08′16″S 168°57′55″E / 44.1377°S 168.9652°E / -44.1377; 168.9652
Mouth 
 • location
Turnbull River
 • coordinates
44°01′59″S 168°58′28″E / 44.0331°S 168.9744°E / -44.0331; 168.9744
Length17 kilometres (11 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionMueller RiverTurnbull RiverTasman Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftEmily Torrent, Icicle Creek, Neverfail Creek, Solitude Torrent, Mistake Creek
 • rightBetsy Jane Creek, Turmoil Torrent, Tiny Brook, Deep-Down Creek

The Mueller River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally north from its sources in the Southern Alps, reaching the Turnbull River 14 kilometres from the latter's mouth. The entire length of the Mueller River is within Mount Aspiring National Park.

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References[edit]

"Place name detail: Mueller River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.