Mōkihinui River
| Mōkihinui River | |
|---|---|
Mōkihinui River by the Rough n' Tumble Bush Lodge | |
Route of the Mōkihinui River | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Allen Range (North Branch) |
| • coordinates | 41°26′14″S 172°24′54″E / 41.4373°S 172.4150°E |
| 2nd source | Lyell Range (South Branch) |
| • coordinates | 41°43′15″S 172°06′17″E / 41.7207°S 172.1047°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Karamea Bight |
• coordinates | 41°31′22″S 171°56′17″E / 41.52277°S 171.93805°E |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Basin size | 750 km2 (290 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mōkihinui River → Karamea Bight → Tasman Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Slate Creek (South Branch), Granite Creek (South Branch), Silver Creek (South Branch), Mountain Creek (South Branch), Owen Creek (South Branch), Hennessy Creek (South Branch), Limestone Creek (South Branch), Haystack Creek (North Branch), Sinclair Creek (North Branch), Specimen Creek, Jones Creek, Anderson Creek, Johnny Cake Creek, Welcome Creek, Burke Creek, Coal Creek, Page Creek, Chasm Stream, Marris Stream, Brewery Creek |
| • right | Stern Creek (South Branch), Goat Creek (South Branch), Larrikin Creek (South Branch), Stoney Creek (South Branch), Allen River (North Branch), Māori Gully (North Branch), Pakihi Creek, Maori Creek, Rough and Tumble Creek, Podge Creek, Stillwater Creek, Sawyer Creek |
| Bridges | Mōkihinui River Bridge |
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The Mōkihinui River is a river located on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, about 40 kilometres north of Westport. Meridian Energy had proposed the Mokihinui Hydro project on the river in 2007 but it was cancelled in May 2012. In 2019, it was announced that 64,400 ha (159,000 acres) of land in the Mōkihinui River catchment, including 15 km (9.3 mi) of river bed, would be added to Kahurangi National Park.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "large flax-stalk raft" for Mōkihinui. Since 2019 the official name of the river has been spelled with a macron.