| Owen River | |
| Pushpin Map: | New Zealand#New Zealand South Island |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 270px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Owen River |
| Source1 Location: | Mount Owen |
| Source1 Coordinates: | -41.5311°N 172.576°W |
| Mouth Location: | Buller River |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -41.6866°N 172.4487°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type2: | Island |
| Subdivision Name2: | South Island |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tasman |
| Length: | 20km (10miles) |
| Progression: | Owen River → Buller River → Tasman Sea |
| Tributaries Left: | Three Mile Creek, Sluice Box Creek, League Creek, Coal Creek, Halfway Creek, Carrol Creek, Brewery Creek, |
| Tributaries Right: | Caledonian Creek, Bulmer Creek, Carton Creek, Zealandia Creek, Advance Creek, Fire Creek, Fyfe River, Baigent Creek |
The Owen River is located in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. This short river is an upper tributary of the Buller River.[1] [2] It flows 20km (10miles) south from its headwaters on the slopes of Mount Owen in Kahurangi National Park, and then into the Buller at the small settlement of Owen River 18km (11miles) northeast of Murchison.