The Mārahau River is a river of the Tasman Region, New Zealand. The river originated on the eastern slopes of Mount Evans in the Abel Tasman National Park, and flows south-east towards Sandy Bay, a bay of Tasman Bay, north of the village of Mārahau.

Mārahau River
Map
Route of the Mārahau River
Mārahau River is located in New Zealand
Mārahau River
Mouth of the Mārahau River
Mārahau River is located in South Island
Mārahau River
Mārahau River (South Island)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMount Evans
 • coordinates40°57′04″S 172°55′35″E / 40.9512°S 172.9263°E / -40.9512; 172.9263
Mouth 
 • location
Sandfly Bay
 • coordinates
40°59′52″S 173°00′25″E / 40.99784°S 173.00704°E / -40.99784; 173.00704
 • elevation
0 metres (0 ft)
Basin features
ProgressionMārahau River → Sandy Bay → Tasman BayTasman Sea

See also

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References

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  • "Place name detail: Mārahau River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.