The Moeraki River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows west from the Southern Alps, veering northwest as it approaches the coast. It flows into the eastern end of the small Lake Moeraki before flowing out the western end to reach the Tasman Sea 20 kilometres northeast of Haast.

Moeraki River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSouthern Alps
Mouth 
 • location
Tasman Sea
Length25 kilometres (16 mi)
Moeraki River, Middle Reaches, Westland, Aotearoa, New Zealand

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

43°42′S 169°15′E / 43.700°S 169.250°E / -43.700; 169.250