| Waitati River | |
|---|---|
 Route of the Waitati River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Swampy Summit |
| • coordinates | 45°47′38″S 170°29′29″E / 45.794°S 170.4915°E / -45.794; 170.4915 |
| Mouth | |
• location | Blueskin Bay |
• coordinates | 45°45′07″S 170°34′41″E / 45.7519°S 170.5781°E / -45.7519; 170.5781 |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Waitati River → Blueskin Bay → Pacific Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Burns Creek, Fergusons Creek, Semple Burn |
| • right | Cedar Creek, Dons Creek |
The Waitati River is a river in New Zealand, flowing into the Pacific Ocean at Blueskin Bay, north of Dunedin. The Dunedin Northern Motorway follows the valley of the Waitati between the Leith Saddle and Waitati. The river flows through the town of Waitati before discharging into the Orokonui Lagoon, an estuary of Blueskin Bay.
References
References
"Place name detail: Waitati River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.