404 



Geology of 



Table II. 



Showing the Fall of the Rivers of the Canterbury Plains, from their 

 sources to the Sea, and their intermediate gradients.^ 



Xahe 



or 



ElYEBs. 



E an sit at a 



Ashburton 



Rakaia 



Difference 

 between 



two 

 Stations. 



Wainiakariri 



Whole course from the Clyde Glacier, 

 main source 3762 feet to sea ... mean 



From Circle Glacier 3762 feet, to junction 

 with McCoy 3269 feet 



From junction of ATcCoy 3269 feet, to 1 

 junction of River HaTelock 2192 feet 



From ]tmction of Havelock with Clyde 

 2192 feet, to beginning of Canterbury I 

 Plains 1180 feet 



From beginning of Canterbury plains to 

 railway crossing 257 feet 



*Froni railway crossing 257 feet to sea ... 



"Whole course from Asliburton Glacier 

 4823 feet to sea... ... ... mean 



From Ashburton Glacier 4S23 feet to 

 Camp Creek 3717 feet 



From Camp Creek 3717 feet, to junction 

 with Clearwater Creek 1832 feet 



From junction of Clearwater Creek to 

 beginning of plains, near Two Brothers 

 14€0feet 



From Two Brothers 1400 feet, to railway 

 crossing 300 feet 



*From railway crossing 300 feet to sea ... 



Whole course from Ramsay Glacier 3354 



feet to sea ... ... ... mean 



From Ramsay Glacier to junction of 



Cameron 2031 feet 



From j miction of Cameron 2034 feet to 



junction of Mathias 1688 feet 

 From junction of Mathiaa 16S8 feet, to 



junction of Wilberforce 1357 feet 

 From junction of Wilberforce 1357 feet, to 



Gorge Island 875 feet 



*From Gorge Island 875 feet, to railway 



crossing 372 feet 

 *From railway crossing 372 feet to sea ... 



Whole course from Wainiakariri Glacier 

 4162 feet to sea mean \ 



From Wainiakariri Glacier to junction of j 

 two main source branches, 2607^ feet ! 



Feet. 



376: 



493 



107 



1012 



923 

 257 



4S23 

 1106 

 1885 



432 



Length 

 Elvers. 



Hiles. 



75 



3 



11 



29 



23i 

 81 



67 



4 



16 



in 



1100 

 300 



25 

 10* 



3354 



85 



1320 



13 



346 



6 



331 



91 



4S2 



19 



503 

 372 



21| 



16 



4162 



93 



1555 



5 



