Cobb River | |
Pushpin Map: | New Zealand#New Zealand South Island |
Pushpin Map Size: | 270px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Cobb River |
Source1 Location: | Lake Cobb |
Source1 Coordinates: | -41.023°N 172.5532°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 1090m (3,580feet) |
Mouth Location: | Tākaka River |
Mouth Elevation: | 220m (720feet) |
Mouth Coordinates: | -40.8822°N 172.8102°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand |
Length: | 26km (16miles) |
Progression: | Cobb River → Tākaka River → Golden Bay / Mohua → Tasman Sea |
Tributaries Left: | Diamond Lake Stream |
Tributaries Right: | Chaffey Stream, Hannah Creek, Myttons Creek, Thorns Creek, Trilobite Creek, Magnesite Creek |
The Cobb River is a river in the Tasman Region of New Zealand. It flows southeast from Lake Cobb on the northern slopes of Mount Cobb, in Kahurangi National Park, in the northwestern South Island. The river's waters are captured behind a dam to become the Cobb Reservoir; the outflow continues to join with the Tākaka River.[1] The river is named for J.W. Cobb, a local mill owner.[2]
Brown and rainbow trout are available for fishing in the river.[3] A tramping track follows the river between Lake Cobb and the reservoir and there are several backcountry huts in the river valley. New Zealand's oldest rocks are found in the Cobb River catchment.