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{{distinguish|text=the [[River Smite]] in England}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
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| source1_location  = [[Taylor Range]]
| mouth_location    = [[Lake Stream]]
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[New Zealand]]
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The '''Smite River''' is a river of the [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]] region of New Zealand's [[South Island]]. It flows west from the [[Taylor Range]] to feed [[Lake Stream]], the outflow of [[Lake Heron]], which is an upper part of the [[Rakaia River]] system.
==See also==
*[[List of rivers of New Zealand]]
==References==
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[[Category:Rivers of the Canterbury Region]]
[[Category:Rivers of New Zealand]]
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