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27: 211: 157: 203: 126: 168:, travelling first to the southwest before turning north for the last 50 km of its length. In its upper reaches, the river's valley forms the western approach to the 272: 400: 187:
3 km east of Springs Junction, the Maruia River flows through the deep and narrow Sluice Box gorge. The river cuts through a band of
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Further downstream, 8 kilometres southwest of Murchison, the Maruia Falls were created by the
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is located five kilometres to the west of the Lewis Pass, 50 km southeast of
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from the University of Canterbury website. Accessed 2013-09-18.)
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The Maruia River (dark) showing the Buller River (light).
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campsite and is the start of the Lake Daniell Track.
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