Tasman River

{{Short description|River in Canterbury, New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox river | name = Tasman River | image = Tasman River cropped.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = Tasman River between Tasman Lake in the foreground, and Lake Pukaki in the distance | map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|type=line|plain=yes|zoom=9|frame-align=center|frame-width=270|frame-height=270|stroke-color=#0000ff|stroke-width=2}} | map_size = | map_caption = Route of the Tasman River | map_alt = | pushpin_map = New Zealand#New Zealand South Island | pushpin_map_size = 270px | pushpin_map_caption = Mouth of the Tasman River | pushpin_map_alt = | source1 = | source1_location = Tasman Lake | source1_coordinates = {{coord|-43.7064|170.1717|region:NZ|format=dms}} | source1_elevation = {{convert|715|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name=TOPOTasmanLake>{{cite web|title=Tasman Lake, Canterbury – NZ Topo Map|url=http://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz26133/Tasman-Lake/Canterbury|website=NZ Topo Map|publisher=Land Information New Zealand|accessdate= 2016-09-16}}</ref> | mouth_location = Lake Pukaki | mouth_elevation = {{convert|518|to|532|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meridianenergy.co.nz/AboutUs/LakeLevels/Pukaki/|title=Lake Pūkaki lake levels|publisher=Meridian Energy|accessdate= 2016-09-16}}</ref> | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|-43.905|170.175|region:NZ|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = New Zealand | length = {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="TOPO">{{cite web|title=Tasman River, Canterbury – NZ Topo Map|url=http://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz26096/Tasman-River/Canterbury|website=NZ Topo Map|publisher=Land Information New Zealand|accessdate= 2016-09-16}}</ref> | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = | progression = '''Tasman River''' → Lake Pukaki → Pukaki River → Tekapo River → Lake Benmore → Lake Aviemore → Lake Waitaki → Waitaki River → Pacific Ocean | tributaries_left = Gorilla Stream, Oatmeal Creek, Chop Creek, Parsons Creek, Lily Stream, Bullrock Stream, Andrews Creek, Waits Creek, Joes Creek, McLeod Creek, Micks Creek, Jollie River, Coxs Creek | tributaries_right = Blue Stream, Hooker River, Black Birch Stream, Sawyer Stream, Birch Hill Stream, Elbow Stream, Freds Stream, Bush Stream, Slip Stream | waterfalls = | bridges = }}

The '''Tasman 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, where it is the outflow of the proglacial Tasman Lake. It is also fed by the glacial waters of the tributary Murchison River, from Murchison Glacier, and the short Hooker River, an outflow of the proglacial lakes of the Hooker and Mueller glaciers.

The Tasman River flows south for {{convert|25|km|mi}} through the wide flat-bottomed Tasman Valley in the Southern Alps and into the northern end of the glacial Lake Pukaki, this forming part of the ultimate headwaters of the Waitaki hydroelectric scheme.

In 2019, a report by the Department of Conservation was released giving the results of a pilot study on the invertebrate biodiversity present in the Tasman River flood plain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Tara J. |date=15 September 2019 |title=Invertebrates of the Tasman River Plain: Characteristics of the invertebrate community and an analysis of sampling methods for biodiversity assessment |url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/land-and-freshwater/freshwater/prr/tasman-river-invertebrate-study.pdf |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=www.doc.govt.nz}}</ref>

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

==References== {{Commons category|Tasman River}} {{Reflist}}

Category:Rivers of the Canterbury Region Category:Rivers of New Zealand Category:Braided rivers in New Zealand Category:Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park