Moeraki River

Moeraki River
Country New Zealand
Basin
Main source Southern Alps
River mouth Tasman Sea
Physical characteristics
Length 25 kilometres (16 mi)

The Moeraki River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows west from the Southern Alps, veering northwest as it approaches the coast. It flows into the eastern end of the small Lake Moeraki before flowing out the western end to reach the Tasman Sea 20 kilometres northeast of Haast.

See also

References

"Place Name Detail: Moeraki River". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009. 

Coordinates: 43°42′S 169°15′E / 43.700°S 169.250°E / -43.700; 169.250


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