Taramakau River
| Taramakau River | ||
 Transporter bridge over the Taramakau River around 1890 |
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| location | Westland District , South Island (New Zealand) | |
| River system | Taramakau River | |
| source | in the Dampier and Crawford Ranges of the Southern Alps, 42 ° 43 ′ 18 ″ S , 171 ° 52 ′ 50 ″ E |
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| muzzle | 15 km south of Greymouth in the Tasman Sea Coordinates: 42 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ S , 171 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ E 42 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ S , 171 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ E
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| length | 75 km | |
The Taramakau River is a river in the Westland District on New Zealand's South Island . It rises in the Dampier and Crawford Ranges of the Southern Alps , 80 kilometers east of Hokitika , just below the saddle of Harper's Pass. It runs 75 km to the west and flows into the Tasman Sea 15 km south of Greymouth .
The river has several small tributaries, the only significant one of which is the Otira River . Its valley forms the western entrance to Arthur's Pass .
Brown trout , rainbow trout and salmon are introduced into New Zealand and live in the river .