Sams Creek (New Zealand)

[4] Sams Creek crosses the Cobb Road under a 14-metre-long (46 ft) bridge[5] just before flowing into the Tākaka River.

A late instance of this name is on the Tākaka cadastral map from 1953, prepared by the Department of Lands and Survey, with its tributaries labelled South, Middle, and North Branch.

When Fred Rogers had cut the Cobb Road, the tender for a 14 m-long (46 ft) bridge referred to Sam's Creek in February 1937.

[14] Macraes Mining had their 4,000 ha (9,900-acre) gold prospecting claim acknowledged and national park status was not applied.

Eugenie Sage, who at the time worked for Forest & Bird, commented that "it's not appropriate to have this kind of development on the park's front door".

Sams Creek as viewed from the road bridge
Sams Creek and land zones: yellow is Kahurangi National Park , grey is Sams Creek conservation area, green is North-west Nelson Forest Park , uncoloured is private land; purple line is Sams Creek and blue line is Sams Creek Middle Branch
1953 cadastral map showing "Roger Creek" and its three tributaries: the South, Middle, and North branches