Goulter River

The Goulter River is a river in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It rises in the Richmond Range near Lake Chalice. The lake was formed by a landslip about 2000 years ago, which dammed the river. The lake has no outlet, but water seeps through the landslip rubble into the Goulter.[1] The river flows counter-clockwise around Mount Patriarch to join the Wairau River.[2]

Goulter River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationRichmond Range
Mouth 
  location
Wairau River

The river was visited by Cyrus Goulter, Joseph Ward and Harry Redwood in 1857. Goulter later became Speaker of the Marlborough District Council.[3]

Goulter River runs through native bush and contains trout suitable for fishing. A walkway runs the length of the river.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Lake Chalice". Marlborough Online. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  2. Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 59. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 298.
  4. "Goulter River Trout Fishing". Retrieved 16 July 2009.


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