Rangitata River
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The Rangitata River is one of the braided rivers that helped form the Canterbury Plains in southern New Zealand. It flows southeast for 120 kilometres from the Southern Alps, entering the Pacific Ocean 30 kilometres northeast of Timaru.
Towards its mouth, the river splits into two streams, forming a large delta island (Rangitata Island). This island is crossed by State Highway 1 and thus is an island connected directly by New Zealand's main state highway.
The Rangitata is a celebrated salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) fishery.
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