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Spring-fed river

Spring-fed river

The Avon River, which runs through Christchurch, is spring-fed. Spring-fed rivers and streams typically have excellent water quality (at least at the spring’s source), constant temperature and steady flows.

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Mike Scarsbrook and Charles Pearson, Water resources – Rivers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18196/spring-fed-river (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mike Scarsbrook and Charles Pearson, published 1 March 2009.