| Waiatoto River | |
| Native Name: | Maori: Waitoto |
| Pushpin Map: | New Zealand South Island#New Zealand |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 270px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Waiatoto River |
| Source1: | Volta Glacier |
| Source1 Coordinates: | -44.1745°N 168.9519°W |
| Mouth Location: | Jackson Bay / Okahu |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -44.118°N 168.8137°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Coast |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Westland |
| Length: | 52km (32miles) |
| Progression: | Waiatoto River → Jackson Bay / Okahu → Tasman Sea |
| Tributaries Left: | Top Creek, Seething Stream, The Splasher, Astrologer Creek, Idle Rivulet, Lonesome Creek, Fingals Creek, Recess Creek, Soak Stream, Glide-Down Creek, Lichen Creek, Sandies Creek, Madcap Torrent, Magic Water, Thrill Creek, Whizzing Water, Fizzle Brook, Ferny Rivulet, Tingling Brook, Micky Creek, Hubbub Torrent, Brewer Water, Nisson Creek, Nolans Creek, Hindley Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Graham River, Bettne River, Pearson River, Bonar River, Mossy Creek, Donald River, Chatter Creek, Dark Creek, Drake River, Taffy Creek, Oxtail Creek, Te Naihi River, Duncan Creek, Casey Creek, Jostling Water, Folly Creek, Glistening Torrent, Scamper Creek, Rubicon Rivulet, Palmer Creek, Compass Creek, Halcyon Creek |
The Waiatoto River is a river of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Formed from several small rivers which are fed by glaciers surrounding Mount Aspiring / Tititea, it flows north along a valley flanked in the west by the Haast Range before turning northwest to reach the Tasman Sea 20km (10miles) southwest of Haast. Much of the river's length is within Mount Aspiring National Park.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "water of blood" for Maori: Waiatoto.[1]