Saltwater Creek

Saltwater Creek is a hamlet in Canterbury, South Island. Saltwater Creek is situated nearby to the village Waikuku Beach, as well as near Sefton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waikuku Beach and Waikuku.

Waikuku Beach

Village

Photo: Wildman NZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Waikuku Beach is a small settlement on the coast of the Canterbury region of New Zealand, about 3 km east of the settlement of Waikuku. The sandy beach is popular with surfers and swimmers, and the large estuary of the Ashley River hosts many species of birds. Waikuku Beach is situated 2½ km south of Saltwater Creek.

Waikuku

Village

Photo: Irc5zb, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Waikuku is a small town in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, which sits 28 km north of central Christchurch. Waikuku lies 11.8 km south of Leithfield on state highway 1 and 3 km north of Woodend. Waikuku is situated 3½ km southwest of Saltwater Creek.

Sefton

Village

Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY 3.0.

Sefton is a small town in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand, about 23 kilometres from Christchurch. In 1886, it had a census population of 276 and was a station on the Christchurch Ashley line. Sefton is situated 4 km northwest of Saltwater Creek.

Saltwater Creek

Type: Hamlet
Description: locality in Waimakariri District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Category: locality
Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.26608° or 43° 15′ 58″ south

Longitude

172.70643° or 172° 42′ 23″ east

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

4V8JPPM4+HH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7745687631

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

6220193

Wikidata ID

Q65430707

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Maori to Turkish—“Saltwater Creek” goes by many names.

Maori: “Saltwater Creek”
Turkish: “Saltwater Creek”

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