| Paturau River | |
| Pushpin Map: | New Zealand#New Zealand South Island |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 270px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Paturau River |
| Source1 Location: | Wakamarama Range |
| Source1 Coordinates: | -40.672°N 172.5537°W |
| Mouth Location: | Tasman Sea |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -40.7016°N 172.6166°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand |
| Length: | 29km (18miles)[1] |
| Progression: | Paturau River → Tasman Sea |
| Tributaries Left: | Long Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Simmiss Creek, Higgins Branch, Toe Rag Creek, Rocky Creek, Thompson Creek, Camp Creek |
The Paturau River (sometimes spelt Patarau) is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. One of the northernmost rivers in the South Island, it flows predominantly north from its sources in the Wakamarama Range to reach the Tasman Sea 20 kilometres west of Collingwood.[2]