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Cass River (Mackenzie District)

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New Zealand 1:50000 Topographic Map Series sheet BX16 Mount Elie de Beaumont
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New Zealand 1:50000 Topographic Map Series sheet BY17 Lake Tekapo
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along a flat-bottomed valley for 25 kilometres (16 mi). The
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For the Cass River which is a tributary of the Waimakariri, see
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Cass River (Selwyn District)
New Zealand
Hall Range
Mouth
Lake Tekapo
43°53′04″S 170°30′47″E / 43.8844°S 170.5130°E / -43.8844; 170.5130
Canterbury
New Zealand
Huxley Glacier
braided channels
Leibig Range
Gamack Range
Haszard Range
Lake Tekapo
Thomas Cass
Canterbury Province
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Canterbury Region
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Canterbury, New Zealand
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