Rocky Creek

Rocky Creek is a stream in Otago, South Island. Rocky Creek is situated nearby to the locality Tarara, as well as near Purakaunui.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Purakaunui Falls.

Purakaunui Falls

Waterfall

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The Purakaunui Falls are a cascading three-tiered waterfall on the Purakaunui River, in The Catlins of the southern South Island of New Zealand. As one of very few South Island waterfalls away from the alpine region, it has long been a popular destination and photographic subject.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caberfeidh and Maclennan.

Caberfeidh

Locality

The small settlement of Caberfeidh is located in The Catlins, in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. The site of a former railway station on the Catlins Branch Line, it is sited close to a tributary of the Maclennan River, 5 kilometres north of the coast at Tahakopa Bay and 12 kilometres southwest of Owaka. Caberfeidh is situated 8 km west of Rocky Creek.

Maclennan

Hamlet

Maclennan is a small settlement in The Catlins, an area of the southern South Island of New Zealand. It is located 20 kilometres southwest of Owaka. From 1915 until its closure on 27 February 1971, the Catlins River Branch railway passed through the village, and the station building and goods shed still stand today. Maclennan is situated 8 km west of Rocky Creek.

Papatowai

Hamlet

Papatowai is a small settlement in the Catlins ward of the Clutha District of the southeastern South Island of New Zealand. The settlement is situated half-way between the cities of Dunedin and Invercargill, on the Pacific coast close to the mouth of the Tahakopa River. Papatowai is situated 9 km southwest of Rocky Creek.

Rocky Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-46.52841° or 46° 31′ 42″ south

Longitude

169.58011° or 169° 34′ 48″ east

Elevation

80 metres (262 feet)

Open location code

4V5FFHCJ+J2

GeoNames ID

6208705

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