| Waiau | |
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Waiau River upstream from the Waiau Ferry Bridge, near Hanmer Springs
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| Country | New Zealand |
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| Region | Canterbury |
| District | Hurunui |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Leader River |
| - right | Hope River |
| City | Hanmer Springs, Waiau, Parnassus |
| Source | Southern Alps |
| - location | Spenser Mountains, New Zealand |
| - coordinates | |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | |
| Basin | 3,310 km2 (1,278 sq mi) |
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Waiau River system
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| Wikimedia Commons: Waiau River, Canterbury | |
Waiau River is a river in north Canterbury on the South Island of New Zealand. The Waiau River rises in the Spenser Mountains and flows eastward to the Pacific Ocean. The Waiau River has the second largest catchment (3,310 square kilometres) of North Canterbury's rivers.[1]