The Rainy River is a river of the southern
Tasman Region
Tasman District () is a local government district in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It borders the Canterbury Region, West Coast Region, Marlborough Region and Nelson City. It is administered by the Tasman District Council, a ...
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 north from its sources north of
Saint Arnaud, reaching the
Motupiko River
The Motupiko River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. A major tributary of the Motueka River, it flows north from its origins southeast of the Hope Saddle, meeting the Motueka at Kohatu Junction, 15 kilometres west of ...
east of the
Hope Saddle
Hope Saddle ( above sea level) is a saddle located south of Richmond, in the Hope Range of the northern South Island
The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other b ...
.
[New Zealand 1:50000 Topographic Map Series sheet BR24 – Kawatiri] The Motupiko River is a tributary of the
Motueka River
The Motueka River is located in the north of the South Island of New Zealand and is a popular tourist destination for watersports and fishing. The Motueka flows from the mountains 40 km west of the city of Nelson in the southeast of the ca ...
.
References
Rivers of the Tasman District
Rivers of New Zealand
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