Arawhata River

Arawhata River
Arawata River
Arawhata River; Arawata River
	Route of the Arawhata River
	Mouth of the Arawhata River Arawhata River (South Island)
Native name	Arawhata (Māori)
Location
Country	New Zealand
region	West Coast Region
District	Westland District
Physical characteristics
Source	Waipara Saddle
• location	Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
• coordinates	44°24′00″S 168°38′56″E / 44.400°S 168.649°E
• elevation	1,280 metres (4,200 ft)
Mouth	Jackson Bay / Okahu
• location	Neils Beach
• coordinates	44°00′S 168°41′E / 44.000°S 168.683°E
• elevation	0 metres (0 ft)
Length	60 kilometres (37 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Arawhata River → Jackson Bay / Okahu → Tasman Sea
River system	Arawhata River basin
Tributaries
• left	Stokes Creek, Phantom Creek, Snowball Creek, Joe River, Williamson River, Ridge Creek, Halfway Creek, Ten Hour Gorge Creek, Collins Creek, McTavish Creek, Clarke Creek, McArthur Creek, Joe Creek, McIntosh Creek, Shady Creek, Thomson Creek, Pounding Torrent, Fraser Creek, Notch Creek, Howe Creek, Jackson River, Frolic Brook, Gipsy Creek
• right	Mercer Stream, Fez Creek, Eros Creek, Slate Creek, Moore Creek, Snowden Creek, Pommel Creek, Waipara River, Fingals Creek, Top Creek, Nightfall Stream, Landslip Creek, Mongana Creek, Downpour Torrent, Jackass Creek, Music Creek, Fury Torrent, T.L. Creek, Tuning Fork Creek, Beau Creek, Barton Creek
Bridges	Haast-Jackson Bay Road

The Arawhata River (often spelt with the Ngāi Tahu Māori dialect spelling Arawata River) is in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand.^[1]

The river has its headwaters in the Mount Aspiring National Park.^[2] It drains the western side of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana and heads in a northerly direction for 60 kilometres (37 mi), flowing into Jackson Bay / Okahu.^[3] A small lake, Lake Ellery, drains into the river near its mouth, via a short tributary, the Jackson River.

Access is possible up the river by jetboat.^[4] Access to the glaciers, forests and flats of the upper reaches of the valley is restricted by Ten Hour Gorge. Glacial silt in the river imparts an opaque green to greyish coloration to the water. The lower valley is grazed by cattle by the local farmers under a grazing licence. The majority of the land in the area is publicly owned and administered by the Department of Conservation.^[5]

Owing to the high rainfall on the western side of the Southern Alps, the river level can rapidly rise.

References

^ "Arawhata River". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. 1995. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ Hansford, Dave (February 2015). "Aspiring to greatness". New Zealand Geographic. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ "Arawhata River". nzfishing.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ "Chasing Gold in the Arawhata, part 1". Wilderlife. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ "Arawhata - Waipara hunting". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

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[1] "Arawhata River". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. 1995. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[2] Hansford, Dave (February 2015). "Aspiring to greatness". New Zealand Geographic. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[3] "Arawhata River". nzfishing.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[4] "Chasing Gold in the Arawhata, part 1". Wilderlife. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[5] "Arawhata - Waipara hunting". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

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v t e Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
Mountains	Mount Aspiring / Tititea Mount Brewster Mount Earnslaw Mount Franklin
Mountain ranges	Humboldt Mountains
Glaciers	Dart Glacier Olivine Ice Plateau Rob Roy Glacier Volta Glacier
Gorges and mountain passes	Gates of Haast Haast Pass
Rivers	Arawhata River Barrier River Bettne River Blue River Blue Duck River Bonar River Burke River Cascade River Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu Donald River Drake River Fish River Forgotten River Haast River Joe River Kitchener River Makarora River Matukituki River Mueller River Ngatau River Okuru River Olivine River Pearson River Pyke River Red Pyke River Routeburn River Te Naihi River Turnbull River Waiatoto River Waipara River Whitbourn River Wilkin River Williamson River Wills River Young River
Waterfalls	Bridal Veil Falls Fantail Falls Roaring Billy Falls Thunder Creek Falls
Walking tracks	Cascade Saddle Track Rees and Dart Tracks Routeburn Track Routeburn Classic
Other	Haast-Hollyford road Lake Sylvan Pleasant Flat

v t e Landforms of Westland District, New Zealand
Alpine passes	Arthur's Pass Browning Pass / Nōti Raureka Copland Pass Haast Pass
Bays	Bruce Bay Jackson Bay
Canyons, gorges and waterfalls	Fantail Falls Gates of Haast Hokitika Gorge Otira Gorge Roaring Billy Falls Thunder Creek Falls
Glaciers	Agassiz Glacier Douglas Glacier Fox Glacier Franz Josef Glacier Garden of Eden Ice Plateau Olivine Ice Plateau Volta Glacier
Headlands	Abut Head Awarua Point Gillespies Point Knights Point
Islands	Open Bay Islands
Lakes and lagoons	Abel Lake Alpine Lake / Ata Puai Lake Ellery Lake Gault Lake Ianthe Lake Kaniere Lake Mahinapua Lake Mapourika Lake Matheson Lake Moeraki Ōkārito Lagoon Lake Paringa Saltwater Lagoon Lake Wahapo
Mountain ranges	Butler Range Southern Alps
Mountains	Mount Adams Aoraki / Mount Cook Mount Aspiring / Tititea Mount Brewster Mount Dampier Mount Graham Mount Haast Mount Hopkins La Perouse Lendenfeld Peak Mount Rolleston Mount Sefton Silberhorn Mount Tasman Mount Vancouver Mount Whitcombe
River flats	Pleasant Flat
Rivers	Adams River Arahura River Arawhata River Balfour River Barlow River Barn River Bettne River Big Wainihinihi River Burke River Butler River Callery River Cascade River Clarke River Clearwater River Cook River / Weheka Copland River Cropp River Deception River Donald River Douglas River Drake River Duncan River Edison River Fork River Fox River Gorge River Gunn River Haast River Hacket River Hall River Hapuka River Harman River Hinatua River Hokitika River Hope River Jackson River Jerry River Kaniere River Karangarua River Kokatahi River Lambert River Landsborough River Lord River Macfarlane River Mahitahi River Jacobs River Manakaiaua River Maori River Martyr River Mikonui River Moeraki River Morse River Mueller River Mungo River Ngatau River North Barlow River Ohinemaka River Ōhinetamatea River Ōkārito River Okuru River Ōmoeroa River Oneone River Otehake River Ōtira River Ōtoko River Paringa River Perth River Poerua River Rolleston River Rotokino River Ruera River Ship Creek Smoothwater River Smyth River Spoon River Stafford River Strauchon River Styx River Taipo River Taramakau River Te Naihi River Te Rahotaiepa River Toaroha River Tōtara River Totarakaitorea River Troyte River Tuke River Turnbull River Waiatoto River Waiho River Waikūkūpa River Waipara River Waita River Waitaha River Waitangitāhuna River Waitangiroto River Wanganui River Whakaikai River Whakapohai River Whataroa River Whitcombe River Wilkinson River Willberg River Williamson River Wills River