Blanchards Creek

Blanchards Creek is a stream in West Coast, South Island. Blanchards Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Ōkārito.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alpine Lake/Ata Puai and Three Mile Lagoon.

Alpine Lake/Ata Puai

Lake

Alpine Lake / Ata Puai is a small lake in the West Coast Region of New Zealand. The lake is located 6 kilometres south of Ōkārito and 4 kilometres west of the larger Lake Mapourika.

Three Mile Lagoon

Lagoon

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Three Mile Lagoon is situated 2½ km north of Blanchards Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ōkārito and The Forks.

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. Ōkārito is situated 6 km northeast of Blanchards Creek.

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 9 km east of Blanchards Creek.