Boyle River (New Zealand)
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Boyle River
| image = File:Boyle River - St James Walkway, New Zealand (87).jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| source1_location = Opera Range
| mouth_location = Hope River
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = New Zealand
| length_km = 37
| source1_elevation =
| mouth_elevation =
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size =
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The Boyle River is a river of New Zealand. A tributary of the Hope River, it flows south, then west before curving round to the southeast and then joining with the Hope. State Highway 7 follows the course of the river for some distance south of the Lewis Pass; the pass itself is located less than five kilometres to the west of the river's source. The upper reaches of the river form a deep valley between the Opera Range and the Libretto Range.
Climate
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|location = Boyle River Lodge, elevation {{convert|600|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, 1982–present)
| Jan record high C = 35.0
| Feb record high C = 35.0
| Mar record high C = 31.0
| Apr record high C = 27.9
| May record high C = 27.6
| Jun record high C = 18.1
| Jul record high C = 17.0
| Aug record high C = 23.4
| Sep record high C = 22.5
| Oct record high C = 27.3
| Nov record high C = 30.5
| Dec record high C = 31.5
| year record high C =
| Jan avg record high C = 30.5
| Feb avg record high C = 29.9
| Mar avg record high C = 27.2
| Apr avg record high C = 22.8
| May avg record high C = 19.3
| Jun avg record high C = 14.5
| Jul avg record high C = 13.5
| Aug avg record high C = 16.6
| Sep avg record high C = 19.8
| Oct avg record high C = 23.5
| Nov avg record high C = 25.7
| Dec avg record high C = 28.5
| year avg record high C = 31.5
| Jan avg record low C = 2.4
| Feb avg record low C = 1.5
| Mar avg record low C = -0.2
| Apr avg record low C = -1.9
| May avg record low C = -4.6
| Jun avg record low C = -6.1
| Jul avg record low C = -7.0
| Aug avg record low C = -5.9
| Sep avg record low C = -4.8
| Oct avg record low C = -2.8
| Nov avg record low C = -0.9
| Dec avg record low C = 1.5
| year avg record low C = -7.7
|Jan record low C = -0.1
|Feb record low C = -3.8
|Mar record low C = -2.2
|Apr record low C = -4.2
|May record low C = -8.5
|Jun record low C = -11.4
|Jul record low C = -9.7
|Aug record low C = -9.0
|Sep record low C = -9.7
|Oct record low C = -6.0
|Nov record low C = -3.2
|Dec record low C = -5.0
|year record low C =
|Jan high C = 22.6
|Feb high C = 22.8
|Mar high C = 20.1
|Apr high C = 16.2
|May high C = 12.5
|Jun high C = 9.2
|Jul high C = 8.7
|Aug high C = 10.8
|Sep high C = 13.4
|Oct high C = 15.6
|Nov high C = 17.9
|Dec high C = 20.5
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 15.8
|Feb mean C = 15.6
|Mar mean C = 13.4
|Apr mean C = 10.1
|May mean C = 7.2
|Jun mean C = 4.4
|Jul mean C = 3.7
|Aug mean C = 5.4
|Sep mean C = 7.7
|Oct mean C = 9.6
|Nov mean C = 11.6
|Dec mean C = 14.1
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = 9.0
|Feb low C = 8.5
|Mar low C = 6.7
|Apr low C = 4.0
|May low C = 1.9
|Jun low C = -0.4
|Jul low C = -1.2
|Aug low C = 0.0
|Sep low C = 2.1
|Oct low C = 3.6
|Nov low C = 5.2
|Dec low C = 7.7
| year low C =
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 142.5
|Feb rain mm = 106.4
|Mar rain mm = 128.0
|Apr rain mm = 150.5
|May rain mm = 189.9
|Jun rain mm = 183.3
|Jul rain mm = 164.5
|Aug rain mm = 161.2
|Sep rain mm = 195.6
|Oct rain mm = 227.9
|Nov rain mm = 191.8
|Dec rain mm = 179.9
|year rain mm =
|source 1 = NIWA{{cite web
|url = https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/
|title = CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 4455)
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 15 Oct 2024}}
}}
See also
References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081014041929/http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/search/index.aspx Land Information New Zealand] - Search for Place Names
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Category:Rivers of the Canterbury Region
Category:Rivers of New Zealand
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