# Bowyers Stream > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bowyers_Stream > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bowyers_Stream.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowyers_Stream > Source revision: 1294865865 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Bowyers Stream** is located in the [Canterbury Region](/source/Canterbury_Region) of the [South Island](/source/South_Island) of New Zealand.[1][note 1] The upper reaches of the stream drain the northern face of [Mount Somers / Te Kiekie](/source/Mount_Somers_/_Te_Kiekie) and the southern face of Mount Winterslow in the foothills of the [Southern Alps](/source/Southern_Alps_(New_Zealand)).[2] [Sharplin Falls](/source/Sharplin_Falls) is located in Bowyers Stream in a deep gully beneath the fault scarp between Mount Somers / Te Kiekie and Mount Winterslow, near the small settlement of [Staveley](/source/Staveley,_New_Zealand).[3] The stream joins the south branch of the [Ashburton River / Hakatere](/source/Ashburton_River_/_Hakatere), at Annandale, west of [Ashburton Forks](/source/Ashburton_Forks,_New_Zealand).[2] The stream has been a contributor to severe flooding in the Staveley region.[4] Introduced trout were reported as being plentiful in Bowyers Stream in 1899.[5] In 1930, around 10,000 brown trout fry were released into the stream by the Ashburton Acclimatisation Society,[6] with a further 50,000 trout fry released in 1933,[7] and 60,000 more in 1942.[8] Bowyers Stream has become an important tributary of the Ashburton River for trout and salmon spawning. In 2017, [Environment Canterbury](/source/Environment_Canterbury) undertook flood-control works along a stretch of 11 km (6.8 mi) in the bed of the river. The Central South Island Fish and Game Council commenced a prosecution of Environment Canterbury under the [Conservation Act](/source/Conservation_Act_1987) for disturbance to the spawning grounds of freshwater fish. The parties reached agreement in 2019 and the prosecution did not continue.[9] In September 2019, there were concerns from landowners about the build-up of gravel in the stream bed, with calls for the stream bed to be lowered to reduce flooding risk.[10] The [Rangitata Diversion Race](/source/Rangitata_Diversion_Race) passes beneath the bed of Bowyers Stream in a [siphon](/source/Siphon), around 1.5 km (0.93 mi) south of Staveley.[11] The Bowyers Stream Reserve is a freedom camping site located where the [Inland Scenic Route](/source/Inland_Scenic_Route) crosses Bowyers Stream around 3.4 km (2.1 mi) south of Staveley.[12] ## Notes 1. The origin of the name of the stream is uncertain, but the *Lyttelton Times* of 10 December 1869 reports on proceedings in the Supreme Court, where Robert Bowyer states that he is a sawyer at Halford Forest, Ashburton.[13] ## References 1. ["Bowyers Stream"](https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/17165). *[New Zealand Geographic Board](/source/New_Zealand_Geographic_Board)*. Retrieved 9 June 2025. 1. ["Bowyers Stream"](http://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz28436/Bowyers-Stream/Canterbury). *nztopomap.co.nz*. Retrieved 9 June 2025. 1. ["Will the real Sharplin Falls please stand up?"](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19841023.2.70.1). *[The Press](/source/The_Press)*. 23 October 1984. p. 13. – via [Papers Past](/source/Papers_Past) 1. ["Floods in Canterbury - a heavy rainfall"](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT19020325.2.56). *[Lyttelton Times](/source/Lyttelton_Times)*. Vol. CVII, no. 12767. 25 March 1902. p. 5. – via [Papers Past](/source/Papers_Past) 1. ["Town and Country"](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18990930.2.36). *[Lyttelton Times](/source/Lyttelton_Times)*. Vol. CII, no. 12010. 30 September 1899. p. 7. – via [Papers Past](/source/Papers_Past) 1. ["20,000 trout fry"](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19300828.2.26). *[Ashburton Guardian](/source/Ashburton_Guardian)*. Vol. 50, no. 270. 28 August 1930. p. 4. – via [Papers Past](/source/Papers_Past) 1. ["With rod and gun"](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19331130.2.67). *[Ashburton Guardian](/source/Ashburton_Guardian)*. Vol. 54, no. 43. 30 November 1933. p. 6. – via [Papers Past](/source/Papers_Past) 1. ["Local and General"](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19420522.2.5). *[Ashburton Guardian](/source/Ashburton_Guardian)*. Vol. 62, no. 187. 22 May 1942. p. 2. – via [Papers Past](/source/Papers_Past) 1. Cosgrove, Richie (10 September 2019). ["Fish & Game and Environment Canterbury reach settlement over Bowyers Stream prosecution"](https://www.fishandgame.org.nz/environment/news/fish-and-game-and-environment-canterbury-reach-settlement-over-bowyers-stream-prosecution/) (in en-NZ). *[Fish and Game New Zealand](/source/Fish_and_Game_New_Zealand)*. Retrieved 8 June 2025. 1. ["Call to clear out gravel from stream"](https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-districts/star-mid-canterbury/call-clear-out-gravel-stream). *Star News*. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2025-06-09. – via [Otago Daily Times](/source/Otago_Daily_Times) 1. ["Siphon on Rangitata Diversion Race"](https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap?v=2&ll=-43.662593,171.438732&z=15). *nztopomap.co.nz*. Retrieved 9 June 2025. 1. ["Bowyers Stream Freedom Camping Site"](https://midcanterbury.co.nz/location/bowyers-stream-freedom-camping-site). *Experience Mid Canterbury*. Retrieved 9 June 2025. 1. ["Supreme Court - Civil sittings"](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18691210.2.12). *[Lyttelton Times](/source/Lyttelton_Times)*. Vol. XXXII, no. 2786. 10 December 1869. p. 2. – via [Papers Past](/source/Papers_Past) ## External links - [Flow data for Bowyers Stream at State Highway 72](https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/canterbury-region/water-quantity/monitoring-sites/bowyers-stream-state-highway-72) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bowyers Stream](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowyers_Stream) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowyers_Stream?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.