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This article is about the river in New Zealand. For the river in Canada, see Frances River (Yukon). For the river in Brazil, see Francês River. Not to be confused with St. Francis River (disambiguation).

River in New Zealand

Frances River
The Frances River is a tributary of the Clyde River / Rangitata River

Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Lambert Col

Mouth
• location	Clyde River

The Frances River is a river of New Zealand. It arises near Lambert Col and flows south to join McCoy Stream to form the Clyde River. The Clyde flows into the Rangitata River, which eventually exits into the Pacific Ocean.

References

Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 74. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.

v t e Rangitata River
Source: Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana (Cloudy Peak Range)—Flows into: Canterbury Bight
Administrative areas	Canterbury, New Zealand Timaru District Ashburton District
Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream)	Arundel Ealing Rangitata Orton Coldstream Rangitata Huts
Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence)	Frances River Sinclair River Lawrence River Clyde River Havelock River Potts River
Other features (upstream to downstream)	Canterbury Plains Rangitata Gorge Rangitata Island
Longest New Zealand rivers	1: Waikato 2: Clutha / Mata-Au 3: Whanganui 4: Taieri 5: Rangitīkei 6: Mataura 7: Waiau 8: Waiau Toa / Clarence 9: Waitaki 10: Ōreti 11: Rangitaiki 12: Manawatū

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