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Coordinates: 44°16′10″S 169°10′53″E / 44.2695°S 169.1813°E

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Wilkin River
Wilkin River close to its confluence with Makarora River
Route of the Wilkin River
Mouth of the Wilkin River Show map of South Island Wilkin River (New Zealand) Show map of New Zealand
Native name	Ōtānenui (Māori)
Location
Country	New Zealand
Region	Otago
District	Queenstown-Lakes
Physical characteristics

Source	Wilkin River North Branch
• coordinates	44°12′55″S 168°55′17″E / 44.2152°S 168.9215°E / -44.2152; 168.9215


2nd source	Wilkin River South Branch
• location	Rabbit Pass
• coordinates	44°18′44″S 168°50′57″E / 44.3123°S 168.8491°E / -44.3123; 168.8491

Mouth
• location	Makarora River
• coordinates	44°16′10″S 169°10′53″E / 44.2695°S 169.1813°E / -44.2695; 169.1813
Basin features
Progression	Wilkin River → Makarora River → Lake Wānaka → Clutha River / Mata-Au → Pacific Ocean
Tributaries
• left	Wonderland Stream, Newland Stream, Siberia Stream

The Wilkin River is a river in the Otago region of New Zealand, flowing into Lake Wānaka. Makarora is a natural conserved place. It has a wide variety of natural features, from iced mountains to rivers and pristine rainforest. Local tourism offer helicopter and jet boat rides along the Wilkin River.^[1]

References

^ "Wilkin River Jets". Retrieved 6 December 2013.

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

v t e Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
Mountains	Mount Aspiring / Tititea Mount Brewster Mount Earnslaw Mount Franklin
Mountain ranges	Humboldt Mountains
Glaciers	Dart Glacier Olivine Ice Plateau Rob Roy Glacier Volta Glacier
Gorges and mountain passes	Gates of Haast Haast Pass
Rivers	Arawhata River Barrier River Bettne River Blue River Blue Duck River Bonar River Burke River Cascade River Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu Donald River Drake River Fish River Forgotten River Haast River Joe River Kitchener River Makarora River Matukituki River Mueller River Ngatau River Okuru River Olivine River Pearson River Pyke River Red Pyke River Routeburn River Te Naihi River Turnbull River Waiatoto River Waipara River Whitbourn River Wilkin River Williamson River Wills River Young River
Waterfalls	Bridal Veil Falls Fantail Falls Roaring Billy Falls Thunder Creek Falls
Walking tracks	Cascade Saddle Track Rees and Dart Tracks Routeburn Track Routeburn Classic
Other	Haast-Hollyford road Lake Sylvan Pleasant Flat

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