Waiatoto River
| Waiatoto River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | Waiatoto (Māori) |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | West Coast |
| District | Westland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mount Aspiring, Volta Glacier |
| Mouth | |
• location | Jackson Bay |
| Length | 52 kilometres (32 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Bettne River, Pearson River, Bonar River, Donald River, Drake River, Te Naihi River |
The Waiatoto River is a river of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Formed from several small rivers which are fed by glaciers surrounding Mount Aspiring, it flows north along a valley flanked in the west by the before turning northwest to reach the Tasman Sea 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Haast. Much of the river's length is within Mount Aspiring National Park.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "water of blood" for Waiatoto.[1]
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"Place name detail: Waiatoto River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
Categories:
- Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
- Mount Aspiring National Park
- Rivers of New Zealand
- West Coast, New Zealand river stubs