Haast River | |
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Etymology | Named after Julius von Haast |
Native name | Awarua |
Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | West Coast |
District | Westland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Haast Pass |
• coordinates | 44°06′59″S 169°23′10″E / 44.1165°S 169.3862°E |
Mouth | |
• location | Tasman Sea |
• coordinates | 43°49′57″S 169°02′15″E / 43.8324°S 169.0376°E |
Length | 100 km (62 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Haast River → Tasman Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Cross Creek, Wilson Creek, Robinson Creek, Pyke Creek, Cutter Creek, Pipson Creek, Ford Creek, The Trickle, Thunder Creek, Hutchinson Creek, Burke River, Mather Creek, Muir Creek, Briar Creek, Moa Creek, Big Creek, Solitude Stream, Pivot Creek, Chelsea Creek, Evans Creek, Serpentine Creek, Douglas Creek, Macpherson Creek, Gout Creek, Mossy Creek, Orman Creek, Depot Creek, Cache Creek, Chink Creek, Roaring Swine Creek, Dancing Creek, Joes Creek, Glitter Burn, Harris Creek, Myrtle Creek, Greenstone Creek, Snapshot Creek, Grassy Creek, Crikey Creek |
• right | Zig Zag Creek, Fantail Creek, Shortcut Creek, Wills River, Patsy Creek, Surly Creek, Civil Creek, Landsborough River, Colin Creek, Debris Torrent, Cuttance Creek, The Roaring Billy, Neilson Creek, Brag Creek, Crow Creek, Cushat Creek, Thomas River, Gliding Creek, Jamieson Creek, Omimimi Creek |
Bridges | Gates of Haast Bridge, Haast Rive Bridge |
The Haast River / Awarua is a river on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The Māori name for the river is Awarua. It drains the western watershed of the Haast Pass. The Haast River is 100 kilometres (62 mi) in length, and enters the Tasman Sea near Haast township. The river's main tributary is the Landsborough River.