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Purakaunui River

Coordinates: 46°33′S 169°37′E / 46.550°S 169.617°E / -46.550; 169.617
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Purakaunui River
Purakaunui River at the top of the waterfall
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CountryNew Zealand

The Purakaunui River is a river in the western Catlins, New Zealand. It rises west of Houipapa and flows through the Pūrākaunui Bay Scenic Reserve into the Pacific Ocean at Pūrākaunui Bay.[1] The river is best known for Purakaunui Falls.

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References

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  1. ^ "Pūrākaunui Bay". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

"Place name detail: Purakaunui River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

46°33′S 169°37′E / 46.550°S 169.617°E / -46.550; 169.617