Paturau River
| Paturau River | |
|---|---|
Paturau River as seen from the abandoned bridge | |
Route of the Paturau River | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Wakamarama Range |
| • coordinates | 40°40′19″S 172°33′13″E / 40.6720°S 172.5537°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tasman Sea |
• coordinates | 40°42′06″S 172°37′00″E / 40.70155°S 172.61657°E |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 29 kilometres (18 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Paturau River → Tasman Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Long Creek |
| • right | Simmiss Creek, Higgins Branch, Toe Rag Creek, Rocky Creek, Thompson Creek, Camp Creek |
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The Paturau River (sometimes spelt Patarau) is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. One of the northernmost rivers in the South Island, it flows predominantly north from its sources in the Wakamarama Range to reach the Tasman Sea 20 kilometres west of Collingwood.