Pleasant River (New Zealand)

Pleasant River
Route of Pleasant River
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Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Trotter
• coordinates	45°30′08″S 170°34′13″E / 45.5023°S 170.5704°E / -45.5023; 170.5704
Mouth
• location	Water of Leith
• coordinates	45°34′04″S 170°43′38″E / 45.56776°S 170.7271°E / -45.56776; 170.7271
Basin features
Progression	Pleasant River → Pacific Ocean
Tributaries
• right	Trotters Creek, Watkin Creek

The Pleasant River is in the Otago region of New Zealand. It rises in hilly forested country near Mount Trotter, west of Palmerston, fed by many small streams.^[1] After flowing generally eastward, the river turns south about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Palmerston, passes the settlement of Wairunga, and enters the sea via an estuary midway between Shag Point and Waikouaiti.

The mouth of the Pleasant River forms the administrative border between the Waitaki District and Dunedin City.