Kākāpō River

River in the Buller District, New Zealand

41°21′19″S 172°20′39″E / 41.3553°S 172.3442°E / -41.3553; 172.3442 Mouth 
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Karamea River
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41°15′34″S 172°16′01″E / 41.25955°S 172.26704°E / -41.25955; 172.26704Length15 kilometres (9.3 mi)Basin featuresProgressionKākāpō River → Karamea River → Ōtūmahana Estuary → Karamea Bight → Tasman SeaTributaries  • leftHuia River • rightCuckoo Creek

The Kākāpō River is a river of New Zealand. It is located in the West Coast Region of the South Island. The river flows northwest from its source three kilometres west of Mount Kendall, reaching its outflow into the Karamea River 15 kilometres from the latter's mouth.

See also

References

"Place name detail: Kākāpō River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

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