Te Rahotaiepa River
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The Te Rahotaiepa River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand
's South Island
. It rises to the north of Lake Ianthe
and flows parallel with the Tasman Sea
coast along the edge of marshy ground for several kilometres to flow into the mouth of the Waitaha River
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
. It rises to the north of Lake Ianthe
Lake Ianthe
Lake Ianthe is a lake located on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. A number of small streams flow into the lake and it empties into the Wanganui River...
and flows parallel with the Tasman Sea
Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, approximately across. It extends 2,800 km from north to south. It is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, the first recorded European...
coast along the edge of marshy ground for several kilometres to flow into the mouth of the Waitaha River
Waitaha River
The Waitaha River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows northwest from the Bloomfield Range of the Southern Alps, some 10 kilometres north of Mount Whitcombe, and reaches the Tasman Sea 15 kilometres southwest of Ross....
.