| Godley River | |
| Pushpin Map: | New Zealand#New Zealand South Island |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 270px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Godley River |
| Source1 Coordinates: | -43.4733°N 170.5085°W |
| Mouth Location: | Lake Tekapo |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -43.7836°N 170.5353°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand |
| Length: | 30km (20miles) |
| Progression: | Godley River → Lake Tekapo → Tekapo River → Lake Benmore → Lake Aviemore → Lake Waitaki → Waitaki River → Pacific Ocean |
| Tributaries Left: | FitzGerald Stream, Separation Stream, McKinnon Stream, Lucifer Stream, Godley River North Branch, Weka Stream, Station Stream, Macaulay River |
| Tributaries Right: | Rutherford Stream, Rankin Stream, Manning Stream, Pollock Stream, Ribbonwood Creek, Pikes Peak Stream, Little Hoggett Stream |
The Godley River is an alpine braided river flowing through Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island.
The river's headwaters are in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. It flows south for from the Southern Alps into the top end of the glacial Lake Tekapo, this forming part of the ultimate headwaters of the Waitaki hydroelectric scheme.