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Stewart Knob

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Stewart Knob

Because of the steep terrain in the South Island, high waterfalls are relatively common. But many are intermittent and only flow down gullies after heavy rain. A good example is this fall near Haast Pass.

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Jock Phillips, Waterfalls – A land of waterfalls, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11751/stewart-knob (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 1 March 2009.