Okuku River

{{Short description|River in Canterbury, New Zealand}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox river | name = Okuku River | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | source1_location = [[Puketeraki Range]] | mouth_location = [[Ashley River / Rakahuri]] | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[New Zealand]] | length_km = 42 | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = }} The '''Okuku River''' is a river of the north [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]] region of New Zealand's [[South Island]].<ref>{{LINZ|33415|Okuku River|17 March 2018}}</ref> It flows predominantly south from several sources in and close to the eastern edge of the [[Puketeraki Range]] west of [[Waikari]], flowing through a steep gorge in the [[Okuku Range]] before flowing into the [[Ashley River / Rakahuri]] {{convert|20|km|mi}} east of [[Oxford, New Zealand|Oxford]]. [[File:Okuku river 27.jpg|thumb|Okuku River]] Pinchgut hut is located next to the Okuku river.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pinchgut Hut |url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/mount-thomas-forest-conservation-area/things-to-do/pinchgut-hut/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=[[Department of Conservation (New Zealand)|Department of Conservation]] |language=en-nz}}</ref>

==See also== *[[List of rivers of New Zealand]]

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[[Category:Rivers of the Canterbury Region]] [[Category:Waimakariri District]] [[Category:Rivers of New Zealand]]