4-549: Lewis River may refer to: Lewis River (Alaska) Lewis River (Canterbury) , New Zealand Lewis River (West Coast) , New Zealand Lewis River (Washington) Lewis River (Wyoming) the former name of the Snake River in the United States See also [ edit ] Lewis Bridge (disambiguation) Lewis (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
8-516: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lewis River (Canterbury) The Lewis River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. The valley of this river forms the southeastern approach to Lewis Pass ; the river is thus adjacent to State Highway 7 . The Lewis River is a tributary of the Boyle River . The Nina River flows into
12-634: The Lewis River a few kilometres upstream from the confluence with the Boyle River. Land Information New Zealand lists the name of the river as "not official", i.e. the name is not confirmed by the New Zealand Geographic Board . It was named for the surveyor Henry Lewis , who discovered the pass in 1860 alongside his colleague Christopher Maling. Later in 1860, the river was named by Julius von Haast during his own expedition; von Haast became
16-429: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lewis_River&oldid=1055674816 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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