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Waterfalls, Streams, Rivers NZ

269 images Created 4 Jan 2010

A collection of New Zealand's many waterfalls and gin-clear rivers, winding through lush forests to low valleys to high mountain passes.

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  • Explorers Sutherland and MacKay got to attach their names to the waterfalls they found along the Milford Track.  Even though Sutherland got to name New Zealand's tallest waterfall, MacKay certainly got the more stunning one!
    MacKay Falls, Milford Track 01_H7C53...jpg
  • Autumn leaves amongst the Mclean Falls, in the Catlins, New Zealand
    McLean Falls in autumn, Catlins 01_H...jpg
  • Milford Sound, waterfall, New Zealand
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  • A beautiful cascading waterfall ends in a green pool at Lake Face Creek Falls, along the road from Queenstown to Glenorchy, New Zealand
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  • Blue Pools of Haast, Westland, New Zealand
    Blue Pools of Haast 01_2665.jpg
  • Autumn leaves at Skipper's Canyon, Queenstown, New Zealand
    Skipper's Canyon 06_9207.jpg
  • Rainbow Falls, New Zealand
    Rainbow Falls 03_3779.jpg
  • Cleddau River, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Cleddau River, Fiordland_2159.jpg
  • Stirling Falls and a U-shaped glacier valley, Milford Sound, New Zealand
    U-shaped Glacier Valley 01_9860.jpg
  • Clutha River, fall colors, New Zealand
    Autumn at Clutha River, Central Otag...jpg
  • Routeburn Falls, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Routeburn Falls 02_8635.jpg
  • waterfall and rainbow, Milford Sound, New Zealand
    Milford Sound, Waterfall 10_9900.jpg
  • Purakanui Falls, Catlins, New Zealand
    Purakanui Falls 08_H7C6290.jpg
  • Routeburn Falls, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Routeburn Falls 04_8600.jpg
  • The milky Hooker River south of Mount Cook, New Zealand.
    Hooker River and Mt Cook 12_8188.jpg
  • Sugar Loaf Stream, Routeburn Track, Mount Aspiring National Park
    Sugar Loaf Stream, Routeburn Track 1...jpg
  • River rafters drifting along the Kawarua River, Queenstown
    Kawarua River 05_9487.jpg
  • Whangarei Falls, New Zealand
    Whangarei Falls 02_4284.jpg
  • Stirling Falls, Milford Sound, Fiordland
    Stirling Falls 05_0099.jpg
  • Sugar Loaf Stream carving through a canyon gorge, Routeburn, New Zealand
    Sugar Loaf Stream 01_8508.jpg
  • Blue Pools of Haast, Westland, New Zealand
    Blue Pools of Haast 09_2689.jpg
  • Cleddau River, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Cleddau River 03_2463.jpg
  • Clutha River, fall colors, New Zealand
    Autumn at Clutha River, Central Otag...jpg
  • The Cleddau River flows through Fiordland's beech forest, with the iconic snow-capped Mitre Peak in the distance.
    Fiordland Forest and Mitre Peak_H7C3...jpg
  • Aerial over Milford Sound, New Zealand
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  • Autumn leaves amongst the Mclean Falls, in the Catlins, New Zealand
    McLean Falls in autumn, Catlins 02_H...jpg
  • Hokitika Gorge, West Coast, New Zealand
    Hokitika Gorge Backflip_6818.jpg
  • Tutoko River, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Tutoko River_2742.jpg
  • Autumn foliage along the banks of the Kawarua River, Queenstown
    Kawarua River 04_9421.jpg
  • A hike through the lush beech forest in the West Matukituki Valley leads to the impressive Rob Roy Glacier.  The West Matukituki Valley is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful in New Zealand.
    West Matukituki Valley forest 01_918...jpg
  • Cleddau River, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Cleddau River 02_2454.jpg
  • Milford Sound, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Misty Morning in Milford_9263.jpg
  • Devil’s Punchbowl Falls is the tallest and most prominent waterfall feature in the Arthur’s Pass area.  It towers at 131 meters,  and is fed by melting snow.
    Punchbowl Falls 01_7589.jpg
  • Mount Cook, New Zealand
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  • Baches along the Aparima River, Southland, New Zealand.  These baches are used as stations for catching white bait.
    Bach along Aparima River, Southland.jpg
  • Baches along the Aparima River, Southland, New Zealand.  These baches are used as stations for catching white bait.
    Baches along Aparima River 2.jpg
  • Cleddau River, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Cleddau River 04_2473.jpg
  • Sugar Loaf Stream, Routeburn Track, Mount Aspiring National Park
    Sugar Loaf Stream, Routeburn Track 1...jpg
  • Routeburn, canyon gorge, New Zealand
    Canyon Gorge 02_8504.jpg
  • Blue Pools of Haast, Westland, New Zealand
    Blue Pools of Haast 02_2667.jpg
  • Thunder Creek Falls, Mount Aspiring National Park
    Thundercreek Falls 02_5301.jpg
  • Autumn foliage along the banks of the Kawarua River, Queenstown
    Kawarua River 06_9475.jpg
  • Waterfall at Upper Hollyford Valley, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Arthur's Pass, New Zealand
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  • Gertrude Saddle, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Gertrude Saddle 03_3088.jpg
  • Spring snow melt from Mount Crichton and Lake Isobel addd to the volume of water lurching off the edge of the forest cliff.
    Twelve Mile Creek Waterfall 02_H7C96...jpg
  • Hollyford River, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Hollyford River 04_8605.jpg
  • Autumn colors along the banks of Arrow River, Arrowtown, New Zealand.
    Arrow River in Autumn 05_9833.jpg
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  • Routeburn Falls, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Routeburn Falls 01_8662.jpg
  • A small stream in the forest at Mount Aspiring National Park, along the Routeburn Track, New Zealand.
    Forest stream in Mount Aspiring Nati...jpg
  • Jetboat along the Shotover River, Queenstown
    Shotover River 06_0227.jpg
  • Franz Josef Glacier, West Coast, New Zealand
    Franz Josef Glacier 05_0632.jpg
  • Thunder Creek Falls, Mount Aspiring National Park
    Thundercreek Falls 01_5287.jpg
  • Purakanui Falls, Catlins, New Zealand
    Purakanui Falls 04_0509.jpg
  • Baches along the Aparima River, Southland, New Zealand.  These baches are used as stations for catching white bait.
    Bach Reflection.jpg
  • panoramic of Purakanui Falls, Catlins, New Zealand
    Purakanui Falls Panoramic 06.jpg
  • Paradise Shelduck at Hooker Valley, Mount Cook
    Paradise Shelduck at Hooker Valley 0...jpg
  • Clutha River, fall colors, New Zealand
    Autumn at Clutha River, Central Otag...jpg
  • Rainbow Falls, Keri Keri, New Zealand
    Rainbow Falls Cave Panoramic.jpg
  • McLean Falls, Catlins, New Zealand
    McLean Falls 04_0393.jpg
  • Arthur's Pass, New Zealand
    IMG_7676.jpg
  • Blue Pools of Haast, Westland, New Zealand
    Blue Pools of Haast 03_2599.jpg
  • Whangarei Falls, New Zealand
    Whangarei Falls 01_4273.jpg
  • Waterfall at Upper Hollyford Valley, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Waterfall at Upper Hollyford Valley ...jpg
  • Waterfall, Routeburn Track, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Mossy Waterfall 4.jpg
  • Waterfall, Routeburn Track, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Waterfall 2.jpg
  • Autumn leaves at Skipper's Canyon, Queenstown, New Zealand
    Skipper's Canyon 04_9202.jpg
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  • along the Rob Roy Glacier tramp
    Rob Roy Glacier.jpg
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  • Devil’s Punchbowl Falls is the tallest and most prominent waterfall feature in the Arthur’s Pass area.  It towers at 131 meters,  and is fed by melting snow.
    Punchbowl Falls 02_7604.jpg
  • Stirling Falls, Milford Sound, New Zealand
    Stirling Falls 05_9278.jpg
  • Hollyford River, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Hollyford River_3338.jpg
  • Milford Sound, waterfall, New Zealand
    Milford Sound, Waterfall 01_9092.jpg
  • Sugar Loaf Stream, Routeburn, forest, New Zealand
    Sugar Loaf Stream 03_8493.jpg
  • Sugar Loaf Stream, Routeburn, New Zealand
    Sugar Loaf Stream 05_8483.jpg
  • Sugar Loaf Stream, Routeburn Track, Mount Aspiring National Park
    Sugar Loaf Stream 10_H7C9371.jpg
  • In New Zealand, the lupin (aka Russell lupin, Lupinus polyphyllus) is an invasive species that threatens indigenous species, especially when it invades the braided river beds in the South Island.  They are widespread in early summer along roadsides in Cantebury, and along river beds in Fiordland.
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  • Windy Waterfall Trio 1.jpg
  • Blue Pools of Haast, Westland, New Zealand
    Blue Pools of Haast 08_2676.jpg
  • Rainbow Falls, Keri Keri, New Zealand
    Rainbow Falls 02.jpg
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  • Autumn foliage along the banks of the Kawarua River, Queenstown
    Kawarua River 01_9354.jpg
  • contrast between dark and light
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  • Sugar Loaf Stream, Routeburn Track, Mount Aspiring National Park
    Sugar Loaf Stream 02, Routeburn_8467.jpg
  • Aerial of a waterfall along the West Coast, New Zealand
    West Coast waterfall 2.jpg
  • Sugar Loaf Stream, Routeburn Track, Mount Aspiring National Park
    Sugar Loaf Stream 04, Routeburn_8464.jpg
  • Arthur's Pass, New Zealand
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  • Arthur's Pass, New Zealand
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  • Arthur's Pass, New Zealand
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  • Autumn leaves at Skipper's Canyon, Queenstown, New Zealand
    Skipper's Canyon 05_9232.jpg
  • Arthur's Pass, New Zealand
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  • turbulent waterfall, Milford Sound, New Zealand
    Stirling Falls 03_0010.jpg
  • turbulent waterfall, Milford Sound, New Zealand
    Stirling Falls 02_0016.jpg
  • turbulent waterfall, Milford Sound, New Zealand
    Stirling Falls 01_0026.jpg
  • Bowen Falls, New Zealand
    Bowen Falls 01_0069.jpg
  • Bowen Falls, New Zealand
    Bowen Falls 02_0074.jpg
  • Bowen Falls, New Zealand
    Bowen Falls 03_9436.jpg
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