Tuke River
Tuke River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Mikonui River |
Length | 12 km (7.5 mi) |

The Tuke River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows northwest from the Southern Alps, combining with the Dickson River to form the Mikonui River 15 kilometres southeast of Ross.
Climate
Climate data for Tuke River (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1,029 (40.5) |
643 (25.3) |
835 (32.9) |
789 (31.1) |
808 (31.8) |
804 (31.7) |
576 (22.7) |
739 (29.1) |
971 (38.2) |
1,177 (46.3) |
946 (37.2) |
1,241 (48.9) |
10,558 (415.7) |
Source: NIWA[1] |
See also
References
"Place name detail: Tuke River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
43°01′S 170°52′E / 43.017°S 170.867°E
- ^ "THE CLIMATE AND WEATHER OF WEST COAST" (PDF). NIWA. Retrieved 19 February 2025.