Waitutu River

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

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

{{Infobox river

| name = Waitutu River

| image =

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| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|type=line|plain=yes|zoom=9|frame-align=center|frame-width=270|frame-height=270|stroke-color=#0000ff|stroke-width=2}}

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| map_caption = Route of the Waitutu River

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| pushpin_map = New Zealand#New Zealand South Island

| pushpin_map_size = 270px

| pushpin_map_caption = Mouth of the Waitutu River

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| source1 = Lake Poteriteri

| source1_location =

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|-46.1828|167.0923|region:NZ|format=dms}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|30|m|abbr=on}}

| mouth_location = Foveaux Strait

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| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|-46.2413|167.0672|region:NZ|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = New Zealand

| length = {{convert|27|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_avg =

| basin_size =

| progression = Waitutu RiverFoveaux Strait

| tributaries_left =

| tributaries_right =

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The Waitutu River is a river in southern Fiordland, New Zealand. It is the outlet of Lake Poteriteri to the sea.

Climate

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|metric first=y

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|location = Waitutu (1991–2020)

|Jan high C = 19.0

|Feb high C = 18.7

|Mar high C = 17.5

|Apr high C = 15.1

|May high C = 12.2

|Jun high C = 9.7

|Jul high C = 9.3

|Aug high C = 11.3

|Sep high C = 13.2

|Oct high C = 14.8

|Nov high C = 16.0

|Dec high C = 17.9

| year high C =

|Jan mean C = 14.0

|Feb mean C = 13.8

|Mar mean C = 12.3

|Apr mean C = 10.5

|May mean C = 8.3

|Jun mean C = 5.9

|Jul mean C = 5.3

|Aug mean C = 6.5

|Sep mean C = 8.3

|Oct mean C = 9.8

|Nov mean C = 11.0

|Dec mean C = 12.9

| year mean C =

|Jan low C = 9.0

|Feb low C = 8.8

|Mar low C = 7.1

|Apr low C = 5.9

|May low C = 4.3

|Jun low C = 2.1

|Jul low C = 1.4

|Aug low C = 1.8

|Sep low C = 3.5

|Oct low C = 4.8

|Nov low C = 6.1

|Dec low C = 7.8

| year low C =

|rain colour = green

|Jan rain mm = 184.2

|Feb rain mm = 174.0

|Mar rain mm = 160.0

|Apr rain mm = 275.7

|May rain mm = 276.0

|Jun rain mm = 180.3

|Jul rain mm = 272.3

|Aug rain mm = 200.8

|Sep rain mm = 235.7

|Oct rain mm = 257.8

|Nov rain mm = 196.5

|Dec rain mm = 175.0

|year rain mm =

|source 1 = NIWA

{{cite web

|url = http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz

|title = CliFlo – National Climate Database : Waitutu Cws

|publisher = NIWA

|access-date = 19 May 2024}}

}}

See also

References

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{{LINZ|id=|name=Waitutu River|accessdate=12 July 2009}}

{{Fiordland}}

Category:Rivers of Fiordland

Category:Fiordland National Park

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