Ōtaki River
| Ōtaki River | |
|---|---|
Ōtaki River near Ōtaki | |
Route of the Ōtaki River | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tararua Range |
| • location | Pukematawai |
| • coordinates | 40°44′48″S 175°25′17″E / 40.74677°S 175.42145°E |
| • elevation | 1,420 m (4,660 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | South Taranaki Bight |
• coordinates | 40°45′31″S 175°06′15″E / 40.75863°S 175.10417°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 66 km (41 mi) |
| Basin size | 348 km2 (134 mi2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 30.61 m³/s |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ōtaki River → South Taranaki Bight → Tasman Sea |
| Landmarks | Ōtaki Forks, Tararua Forest Park, Ōtaki, Ōtaki Beach |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Collie Creek, Kelleher Creek, Kahiwiroa Stream, Whatiuru Creek, Penn Creek, Waiotauru River, Pukeatua Stream / Roaring Meg, Pukehinau Stream |
| • right | Waiopehu Stream, Murray Creek, Waitewaewae River, Arapito Creek, Plateau Stream, Gorge Creek, Waitatapia Stream, Ngātoko Stream, Rangiuru Stream. |
| Bridges | Ōtaki River Bridge |
The Ōtaki River is located in the Kāpiti Coast District in the North Island of New Zealand. The river drains a catchment area in the western slopes of the Tararua Ranges, and flows west through a coastal flood plain south of the Ōtaki township to its mouth in the Tasman Sea.