The Taramakau River is located in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It rises in the Southern Alps, 80 kilometres due west of Hokitika, and immediately below the saddle of the Harper's Penis, and runs westward for 75 kilometres before draining into the Tasman Sea 15 kilometres south of Greymouth. The South Island The South Island forms one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ... The Southern Alps is a mountain range which runs along the western side of the South Island of New Zealand. ... Hokitika is a township on the West Coast of New Zealand, 38 kilometres south of Greymouth, and close to the mouth of the Hokitika River. ... Satellite photo of the Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand and is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. ... Greymouth is the largest town in the West Coast region on the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the Grey District Council. ...
Several small rivers are tributaries of the Taramakau, but the only one of note is the Otira River, the valley of which forms the western approach to Arthur's Pass. Arthurs Pass Arthurs Pass is an alpine crossing of the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand. ...
It rises on the slopes of Mount Rolleston in the Southern Alps, and flows north for 20 km, passing through the town of Otira before joining the TaramakauRiver.
The Taramakau's outflow is into the Tasman Sea, 12 km south of Greymouth.
The valley of the Otira River forms the northwestern approach to Arthur's Pass, one of the three main passes across the Southern Alps.
The TaramakauRiver is located in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand.
It rises in the Southern Alps, 80 kilometres due west of Hokitika, and immediately below the saddle of the Harper Pass, and runs westward for 75 kilometres before draining into the Tasman Sea 15 kilometres south of Greymouth.
Several small rivers are tributaries of the Taramakau, but the only one of note is the Otira River, the valley of which forms the western approach to Arthur's Pass.
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