Broken River (New Zealand)

Broken River is a river in the South Island of New Zealand. It drains into the Waimakariri River due north of the town of Springfield.

The Broken River Ski Area is in the catchment area of the river. The Broken River Cave is on Cave Stream, a tributary of Broken River.

v t e Waimakariri River
Source: Mount Rolleston, Southern Alps—Flows into: Pacific Ocean
Administrative areas	Canterbury Region Selwyn District Waimakariri District
Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream)	Bealey Cass Kowai Bush Springfield Sheffield Courtenay McLeans Island Eyreton Belfast Coutts Island Kainga Kaiapoi Brooklands Spencerville Kairaki
Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence)	White River Crow River Anti Crow River Bealey River Hawdon River Poulter River Esk River Broken River Kowai River Eyre River Kaiapoi River Styx River
Lakes in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary)	Lake Grasmere Lake Sarah Lake Pearson Lake Marymere Lake Hawdon Lake Letitia Lake Rubicon
Other features (upstream to downstream)	Arthur's Pass National Park Waimakariri Gorge Oxford Branch Midland Line Eyrewell Forest
Longest New Zealand rivers	1: Waikato 2: Clutha / Mata-Au 3: Whanganui 4: Taieri 5: Rangitīkei 6: Mataura 7: Waiau 8: Waiau Toa / Clarence 9: Waitaki 10: Ōreti 11: Rangitaiki 12: Manawatū

See also