Okuru River Explained

Okuru River
Pushpin Map:New Zealand South Island#New Zealand
Pushpin Map Size:270px
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth of the Okuru River
Source1:Maori Saddle
Source1 Coordinates:-44.1084°N 169.0018°W
Mouth Location:Tasman Sea
Mouth Coordinates:-44.0527°N 169.1463°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:New Zealand
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:West Coast
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Westland
Length:450NaN0
Progression:Okuru RiverTasman Sea
Tributaries Left:Atom Creek, Shining Water, Dancing Water, Arcade Creek, Turmoil Torrent, Ngatau River, Franklin Creek, Eggeling Creek, Warren Creek, Nolans Creek
Tributaries Right:Chatter Creek, Squabble Creek, Alioth Brook, Change Creek, Bright Water, Merry Brook, Alarm Creek, Princes Creek, Chlorite Creek, Swift Water, Emily Creek, Lindsay Creek, Katie Creek, Retreat Rivulet, Middle Creek, Staircase Creek, Nerger Creek, Denis Creek, Tillys Creek

The Okuru River is located on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It flows northwest for 45 kilometres from its headwaters in the Southern Alps to the west of the Haast Pass to the Tasman Sea at the northern end of Jackson Bay, 12 kilometres south of Haast.

The river shares its mouth with the Turnbull River. The settlement of Okuru is set on the bank of the river close to its mouth.

The Open Bay Islands lie five kilometres offshore opposite the mouth.