Little Wanganui River
River in the Tasman District, New Zealand
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The Little Wanganui River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally west from the slopes of Mount Allen, reaching the Karamea Bight close to the small settlement of Little Wanganui. It is home to a large number of trout.[1]
| Little Wanganui River | |
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 Route of the Little Wanganui River | |
.png)  Mouth of the Little Wanganui River  Little Wanganui River (South Island) | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Saddle Lakes |
| • coordinates | 41.39106°S 172.29064°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Karamea Bight |
• coordinates | 41°23′28″S 172°03′26″E |
| Length | 21 kilometres (13 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little Wanganui River → Karamea Bight → Tasman Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Kiwi Creek, Piano Creek, Copper Creek, Specimen Creek, Blacktopp Creek, Hodge Creek, Captain Creek, Blue Duck Creek, Tidal Creek, O'Connor Creek, Glasseye Creek |
| • right | Winter Creek, Tangent Creek, McHarrie Creek, Smith Creek, Drain Creek, Lawrence Creek, Pigeon Creek, Limestone Creek, Slaty Creek, |
| Bridges | Little Whanganui Bridge |