| Purakaunui River | |
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 Purakaunui River at the top of the waterfall | |
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| Country | New Zealand |
The Purakaunui River is a river in the western Catlins, New Zealand. It rises west of Houipapa and flows through the Pūrākaunui Bay Scenic Reserve into the Pacific Ocean at Pūrākaunui Bay.[1] The river is best known for Purakaunui Falls.
- ^ "Pūrākaunui Bay". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa. Retrieved 10 April 2020.