Okuku River

River in Canterbury, New Zealand

Okuku River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPuketeraki Range
Mouth 
 • location
Ashley River / Rakahuri
Length42 km (26 mi)

The Okuku River is a river of the north Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.[1] It flows predominantly south from several sources in and close to the eastern edge of the Puketeraki Range west of Waikari, flowing through a steep gorge in the Okuku Range before flowing into the Ashley River / Rakahuri 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Oxford.

Okuku River

Pinchgut hut is located next to the Okuku river.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Place name detail: Okuku River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Pinchgut Hut". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
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43°16′S 172°28′E / 43.267°S 172.467°E / -43.267; 172.467


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