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Acheron River (Marlborough)

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Acheron River is a river in the South Island of New Zealand, in Marlborough and flows into the Waiau Toa / Clarence River. It flows southwest and then east for a total of 76 kilometres (47 mi), joining the Waiau Toa / Clarence at the southern end of the Inland Kaikōura mountains. The Alma and Severn Rivers flow into the Acheron before it joins the Waiau Toa / Clarence.

Flows through: New Zealand.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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