Godley River

Godley River
Godley River upstream from Lilybank Station
Route of the Godley River
Mouth of the Godley River
Godley River (South Island)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGodley Glacier
 • coordinates43°28′24″S 170°30′31″E / 43.4733°S 170.5085°E / -43.4733; 170.5085
Mouth 
 • location
Lake Tekapo
 • coordinates
43°47′01″S 170°32′07″E / 43.7836°S 170.5353°E / -43.7836; 170.5353
Length30 km (19 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionGodley River → Lake Tekapo → Tekapo River → Lake Benmore → Lake Aviemore → Lake Waitaki → Waitaki River → Pacific Ocean
Tributaries 
 • leftFitzGerald Stream, Separation Stream, McKinnon Stream, Lucifer Stream, Godley River North Branch, Weka Stream, Station Stream, Macaulay River
 • rightRutherford 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 at the Godley Glacier which flows from McClure Peak. The river flows south for 30 kilometres (19 mi) 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.

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