Godley River

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Godley River
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Godley River upstream from Lilybank Station
Godley River
Route of the Godley River
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Mouth of the Godley River
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Godley River (South Island)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Godley Glacier
  coordinates 43°28′24″S170°30′31″E / 43.4733°S 170.5085°E / -43.4733; 170.5085
Mouth  
  location
Lake Tekapo
  coordinates
43°47′01″S170°32′07″E / 43.7836°S 170.5353°E / -43.7836; 170.5353
Length30 km (19 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionGodley RiverLake TekapoTekapo RiverLake BenmoreLake AviemoreLake WaitakiWaitaki RiverPacific Ocean
Tributaries 
  leftFitzGerald Stream, Separation Stream, McKinnon Stream, Lucifer Stream, Godley River North Branch, Weka Stream, Station Stream, Macaulay River
  rightRutherford Stream, Rankin Stream, Manning Stream, Pollock Stream, Ribbonwood Creek, Pikes Peak Stream, Little Hoggett Stream

The Godley River is an alpine braided river flowing through Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island.

The river's headwaters are in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. It flows south for 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Southern Alps into the top end of the glacial Lake Tekapo, this forming part of the ultimate headwaters of the Waitaki hydroelectric scheme.


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