Ōkārito River
The Ōkārito River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows northwest from the northern end of Lake Mapourika, reaching the Ōkārito Lagoon 15 kilometres west of Whataroa.Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Okarito River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ōkārito School and Three Mile Lagoon.
Ōkārito School
Historic building
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Ōkārito School is a historic building.
Three Mile Lagoon
Lagoon
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Three Mile Lagoon is situated 3 km southwest of Ōkārito River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ōkārito and The Forks.
Ōkārito
Hamlet
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ōkārito is a small coastal settlement on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, 127 kilometres southwest of Hokitika, and 10 kilometres from State Highway 6.
The Forks
Hamlet
Ōkārito Lagoon is a coastal lagoon on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is located 130 kilometres south of Hokitika, and covers an area of about 3,240 hectares, making it the largest unmodified coastal wetland in New Zealand. The Forks is situated 6 km east of Ōkārito River.
Ōkārito River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Ōkārito River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر أوكاريتو”
- Cebuano: “Okarito River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اوكاريتو”
- French: “Okarito”
- German: “Ōkārito River”
- Welsh: “Afon Okarito”
- Welsh: “Afon Ōkārito”
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