Pleasant River (New Zealand)
| Pleasant River | |
|---|---|
 Route of Pleasant River | |
.png)  Mouth of Pleasant River   Pleasant River (New Zealand) (South Island) | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Trotter |
| • coordinates | 45°30′08″S 170°34′13″E / 45.5023°S 170.5704°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Water of Leith |
• coordinates | 45°34′04″S 170°43′38″E / 45.56776°S 170.7271°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Pleasant River → Pacific Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Trotters Creek, Watkin Creek |
The Pleasant River is in the Otago region of New Zealand. It rises in hilly forested country near Mount Trotter, west of Palmerston, fed by many small streams.[1] After flowing generally eastward, the river turns south about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Palmerston, passes the settlement of Wairunga, and enters the sea via an estuary midway between Shag Point and Waikouaiti.
The mouth of the Pleasant River forms the administrative border between the Waitaki District and Dunedin City.
References
[edit]- ^ New Zealand 1:50000 Topographic Map series sheet CD17 – Waikouaiti