Purakaunui River

The Purakaunui River is a river in the western Catlins, New Zealand. It rises west of Houipapa and flows through the Pūrākaunui Bay Scenic Reserve into the Pacific Ocean at Pūrākaunui Bay.[1] The river is best known for Purakaunui Falls.

Purakaunui River
Purakaunui River at the top of the waterfall
Location
CountryNew Zealand

See also

References

  1. "Pūrākaunui Bay". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

"Place name detail: Purakaunui River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

46°33′S 169°37′E


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