The Hopkins River () is in the central
South Island of New Zealand. It flows south for from the
Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana into the northern end of
Lake Ōhau
Lake Ōhau is a lake in the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand. The Hopkins and Dobson rivers fed into the northern end of Lake Ōhau. These rivers have their headwaters in the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. The lake' ...
in the
Mackenzie Country.
Its headwaters, on the southern slopes of
Mount Hopkins, form the northernmost point of
Otago, and the river's braided valley is part of the border between Otago and
Canterbury
Canterbury (, ) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of ...
. The river's main tributary is the
Dobson River.
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Rivers of Otago
Rivers of New Zealand
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