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Ōmoeroa River

Coordinates: 43°18′46″S 170°01′43″E / 43.31277°S 170.02861°E / -43.31277; 170.02861
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Ōmoeroa River
Map
Route of the Ōmoeroa River
Ōmoeroa River is located in South Island
Ōmoeroa River
Mouth of the Ōmoeroa River
Ōmoeroa River is located in New Zealand
Ōmoeroa River
Ōmoeroa River (New Zealand)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWest Coast
DistrictWestland
Physical characteristics
SourceBaumann Glacier
 • coordinates43°27′51″S 170°08′48″E / 43.4642°S 170.1467°E / -43.4642; 170.1467
MouthTasman Sea
 • coordinates
43°18′46″S 170°01′43″E / 43.31277°S 170.02861°E / -43.31277; 170.02861
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length25 kilometres (16 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionŌmoeroa RiverTasman Sea
River systemŌmoeroa River
Tributaries 
 • leftGibb Creek
 • rightPug Creek

The Ōmoeroa River is a river of the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows northwest from its source high in the Southern Alps, 14 kilometres north of Aoraki / Mount Cook, reaching the Tasman Sea 12 kilometres west of Franz Josef.[1]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of the long sleep" for Ōmoeroa.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Place name detail: Ōmoeroa River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.