Pleasant River (New Zealand)

{{short description|River in New Zealand}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Pleasant River

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| map_caption = Route of Pleasant River

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| pushpin_map_caption = Mouth of Pleasant River

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| source1 = Mount Trotter

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| source1_coordinates = {{coord|-45.5023|170.5704|region:NZ|format=dms}}

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| mouth_location = Water of Leith

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| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = New Zealand

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| progression = Pleasant River → Pacific Ocean

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| tributaries_right = Trotters Creek, Watkin Creek

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The Pleasant River is in the Otago region of New Zealand. It rises in hilly forested country near Mount Trotter, west of Palmerston, fed by many small streams.New Zealand 1:50000 Topographic Map series sheet CD17 – Waikouaiti After flowing generally eastward, the river turns south about {{convert|2|km|mi}} south of Palmerston, passes the settlement of Wairunga, and enters the sea via an estuary midway between Shag Point and Waikouaiti.

The mouth of the Pleasant River forms the administrative border between the Waitaki District and Dunedin City.