Karetu River

The Karetu River is a river of New Zealand's eastern South Island. It flows south from the slopes of Mount Karetu before its outflow into the Okuku River at the edge of the Canterbury Plains 40 kilometres northwest of Christchurch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Okuku.

Locality

Okuku is a small farming community located in North… Okuku is situated 8 km south of Karetu River.

Latitude

-43.14831° or 43° 8′ 54″ south

Longitude

172.45013° or 172° 27′ 1″ east

Elevation

286 metres (938 feet)

Open location code

4V8JVF22+M3

GeoNames ID

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