Nevis River

It flows north for 40 kilometres (25 mi) through rough country before meeting the Kawarau River, of which it is a tributary.

[1] A Water Conservation Order protects the river for its wild and scenic character and for recreational use, especially fishing and kayaking.

[4] Nokomai patterned mire, in the upper catchment, is part of a relatively unmodified wetland on several square kilometres of the southern Garvie Mountains.

[5] It is possibly the largest such area in Australasia and is dominated by grasses, sedges and mosses, with shallow pools, small islands and clumps of low vegetation.

The mire drains north via Roaring Lion Creek to the Nevis and south via Dome Burn to the Waikaia River.