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The Moeraki River is a river of the
The Moeraki River is a river of the West Coast Region
The West Coast ( mi, Te Tai Poutini, lit=The Coast of Poutini, the Taniwha) is a region of New Zealand on the west coast of the South Island that is administered by the West Coast Regional Council, and is known co-officially as Te Tai Poutini. ...
of New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
's South Island
The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman ...
. It flows west from the Southern Alps, veering northwest as it approaches the coast. It flows into the eastern end of the small Lake Moeraki
Lake Moeraki is a small lake on the Moeraki River on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. runs along its northern edge.
The lake is surrounded by native vegetation and lies within the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site.
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before flowing out the western end to reach the Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea (Māori: ''Te Tai-o-Rēhua'', ) is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand. It measures about across and about from north to south. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abe ...
20 kilometres northeast of Haast.
See also
* List of rivers of New ZealandReferences
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand Westland District Rivers of New Zealand {{WestCoastNZ-river-stub