Orikaka River
river in New Zealand
The Orikaka River (also known as the Mackley River) is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows southwest from the southern end of the Matiri Range before turning south to flow into the Buller River five kilometres to the west of Inangahua.
The river physically connects with the Ngākawau River.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
"Place name detail: Orikaka River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 13, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q7102661. VIAF identifies the subject as 315526696. The Library of Congress control number is sh85095650. Authority coordinates are -41.802, 171.892. None of the 3 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2009.
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