Orari River

Orari River
Origin	Four Peaks Range
Mouth	Pacific Ocean
Basin countries	New Zealand
Length	74 kilometres (46 mi)

The Orari River is a river of the south Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It rises to the northwest of the Four Peaks Range, initially flowing north then east to circumnavigate the range before flowing southwest across the Canterbury Plains. The towns of Geraldine and Orari are both located close to its banks. The Orari River reaches the Pacific Ocean eight kilometres east of Temuka.

See also

• List of rivers of New Zealand

References

"Place Name Detail: Orari River". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/topographic-names-db/database/index.aspx?p=. Retrieved 12 July 2009. 

Coordinates: 44°15′S 171°25′E / 44.25°S 171.417°E / -44.25; 171.417