Conway River (New Zealand) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Conway River
Conway River Bridge, Inland Kaikoura Road
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Main source	Amuri Range
River mouth	Pacific Ocean 0 m (0 ft)

The Conway River is part of the traditional boundary between the Canterbury and Marlborough regions in the South Island of New Zealand.

It arises in the Amuri Range near Palmer Saddle and runs for 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-east through the Hundalee Hills at the south end of the Seaward Kaikoura Mountains before turning north-east and reaching the Pacific Ocean 30 kilometres south of Kaikoura. The Charwell River is a tributary. It was probably named after the River Conwy in North Wales, as this was the origin of Thomas Hanmer, an owner of Hawkeswood Station near this river during the 1850s.