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River in New Zealand For the locality where State Highway 6 crosses the river, see Jacobs River, New Zealand.

Makawhio / Jacobs River
The State Highway 6 bridge over the Makawhio River / Jacobs River
Route of the Makawhio / Jacobs River
Mouth of the Makawhio / Jacobs RiverShow map of New ZealandJacobs River (New Zealand) (South Island)Show map of South Island
Etymology	From Kāi Tahu Māori: stream of whio; also named after Hākopa Kāpō, a ferryman at the river mouth.
Native name	Makaawhio (Māori)
Location
Country	New Zealand
region	West Coast Region
District	Westland District
Physical characteristics

Source	Bannock Brae Range
• location	Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
• coordinates	43°44′20″S 169°51′35″E / 43.738933°S 169.859834°E / -43.738933; 169.859834
• elevation	1,340 m (4,400 ft)

Mouth	Bruce Bay
• location	Tasman Sea
• coordinates	43°34′00″S 169°38′09″E / 43.56672°S 169.63587°E / -43.56672; 169.63587
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	32 km (20 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Greer Creek, Kini Creek, Papakeri Creek
• right	Jumbo Creek, Pavo Creek, Hermann Creek

The Jacobs River or Makawhio River is located some 30 km (19 mi) south of Fox Glacier in South Westland, New Zealand. From its headwaters near Fettes Peak below the Hooker Range it flows in a westerly direction to enter the Tasman Sea near Hunts Beach. Its tributaries include Jumbo Creek and Pavo Creek. Just upstream from the bridge is Borat Flat.

The river is of cultural significance to Ngāi Tahu, a South Island iwi (tribe), which holds manawhenua or tribal authority over the land in accordance with the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998. There are a number of sacred sites and burial places along the river. The river has also been a source of seafood for Ngāi Tahu, and is a source of Aotea, a rock containing kyanite that is only found in the river. In 2016 GNS Science was awarded funding to investigate the commercial potential of Aotea.

References

"Cultural Atlas - Makaawhio". Kā Huru Manu. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
"Jacobs River". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
"Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 | Schedule 38 Statutory acknowledgement for Makaawhio (Jacobs River)". New Zealand Legislation. Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
Thornton, Jocelyn (12 June 2006). "Kyanite". Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
^ "Commericial [sic] potential of rare South Westland rock investigated". Greymouth Star. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

v t e Landforms of Westland District, New Zealand
Alpine passes	Arthur's Pass Browning Pass / Nōti Raureka Copland Pass Haast Pass
Bays	Bruce Bay Jackson Bay
Canyons, gorges and waterfalls	Fantail Falls Gates of Haast Hokitika Gorge Otira Gorge Roaring Billy Falls Thunder Creek Falls
Glaciers	Agassiz Glacier Douglas Glacier Fox Glacier Franz Josef Glacier Garden of Eden Ice Plateau Olivine Ice Plateau Volta Glacier
Headlands	Abut Head Awarua Point Gillespies Point Knights Point
Islands	Open Bay Islands
Lakes and lagoons	Abel Lake Alpine Lake / Ata Puai Lake Ellery Lake Gault Lake Ianthe Lake Kaniere Lake Mahinapua Lake Mapourika Lake Matheson Lake Moeraki Ōkārito Lagoon Lake Paringa Saltwater Lagoon Lake Wahapo
Mountain ranges	Butler Range Southern Alps
Mountains	Mount Adams Aoraki / Mount Cook Mount Aspiring / Tititea Mount Brewster Mount Dampier Mount Graham Mount Haast Mount Hopkins La Perouse Lendenfeld Peak Mount Rolleston Mount Sefton Silberhorn Mount Tasman Mount Vancouver Mount Whitcombe
River flats	Pleasant Flat
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