Waimate Creek
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| Waimate Creek | |
|---|---|
 Route of the Waimate Creek | |
.png)  Mouth of the Waimate Creek  Waimate Creek (South Island) | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Waimate Forest |
| • coordinates | 44°42′11″S 170°56′35″E / 44.70319°S 170.94306°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Wainono Dead Arm |
• coordinates | 44°44′17″S 171°09′59″E / 44.73817°S 171.16628°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Waimate Creek → Wainono Dead Arm → Pacific Ocean |
Waimate Creek is a natural watercourse in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.[1] Its original Māori name was Te Waimatemate, which means "slowly moving waters".[2]
Waimate Creek runs roughly eastwards, rising in the Hunters Hills before reaching the narrow coastal plain of the Pacific Ocean, skirting the west and southern side of Waimate township and then discharging metres from the sea into the Wainono Dead Arm, which links the Waihao River and Wainono Lagoon. Its catchment area is approximately 78 square kilometres (30 sq mi).[3]