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Hopkins River
Hopkins River as viewed from Elcho Hut
Hopkins River (New Zealand) is located in New ZealandHopkins River (New Zealand)Location of the Hopkins River
EtymologyProbably named after William Hopkins
Native nameTe Awa Aruhe (Māori)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Territorial authoritiesWaitaki and Mackenzie Districts
Physical characteristics
SourceRichardson Glacier
 • coordinates43°49′00″S 169°56′03″E / 43.8167°S 169.9343°E / -43.8167; 169.9343
 • elevation1,100 metres (3,600 ft)
MouthLake Ōhau
 • coordinates44°10′56″S 169°51′42″E / 44.1821°S 169.8616°E / -44.1821; 169.8616
 • elevation530 metres (1,740 ft)
Length45.5 kilometres (28.3 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLake Ōhau→ Ōhau River→ Lake Benmore→ Lake Aviemore→ Lake Waitaki→ Waitaki River→ Pacific Ocean
Tributaries 
 • leftS Bend Creek, Dodger Stream, Dobson River
 • rightThomson Stream, Elcho Stream, Thar Creek, Paradise Creek, Huxley River, Temple Stream, Maitland Stream

The Hopkins River (Māori: Te Awa Aruhe) is in the central South Island of New Zealand. It flows south for 45 kilometres (28 mi) from the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana into the northern end of Lake Ōhau in the Mackenzie Country.

Its headwaters, on the southern slopes of Mount Hopkins, form the northernmost point of Otago, and the river's braided valley is part of the border between Otago and Canterbury. The river's main tributary is the Dobson River.

References

  1. "Place name detail: Hopkins River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. "SCHED8 - Schedule of Outstanding Natural Landscapes" (PDF). waitaki.govt.nz.
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  4. "New Zealand Topographic Map". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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  6. Rae, Sally (22 November 2008). "Celebration to mark boundary squabble". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  7. "Boundary dispute remembered". Stuff. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  8. "Lake Ohau, South Island, New Zealand". Lakelubbers. 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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