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===New Zealand===
New Zealand's second-longest river, the [[Clutha River]], splits into two arms, the ''[[Matau River|Matau]]'' and the ''[[Koua River|Koua]]'', some 10 kilometres from the South Island's Pacific Coast. A large island, [[Inch Clutha]], lies between the two arms. Many of the rivers crossing the [[Canterbury Plains]] in the central South Island are [[braided river]]s, and several of these split into separate branches before reaching the coast. Notable among these is the [[Rangitata River]], the two arms of which are separated by the low-lying [[Rangitata Island]].