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Waipara River
Country New Zealand
Region West Coast
District Westland
Physical characteristics
Main source Bonar Glacier
44°22′59″S 168°40′37″E / 44.383°S 168.677°E / -44.383; 168.677
River mouth Arawhata River
44°14′26″S 168°39′11″E / 44.240500°S 168.653031°E / -44.240500; 168.653031

The Waipara River drain from the Bonar Glacier on Mount Aspiring / Tititea before joining the Arawhata River and flowing northwest into the Tasman Sea near Jackson Bay. Its name translates to "Muddy Water", wai meaning water and para meaning mud.

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