Okari River

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Okari River
Location
Country New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Paparoa Range
Mouth  
  location
Tasman Sea
Length14 kilometres (8.7 mi)

The Okari River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. The river flows northwest from its sources at the northern end of the Paparoa Range crossing the swampy terrain of Addisons Flat to reach the Tasman Sea eight kilometres south of Cape Foulwind.

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References

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

41°50′S171°28′E / 41.833°S 171.467°E / -41.833; 171.467