Cascade River
Route of the Cascade River
Cascade River (New Zealand) is located in New Zealand
Cascade River (New Zealand)
Mouth of the Cascade River
Cascade River (New Zealand) is located in South Island
Cascade River (New Zealand)
Cascade River (New Zealand) (South Island)
Native nameTahutahi (Māori)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
regionWest Coast Region
DistrictWestland District
Physical characteristics
SourceToreador Peak
  locationOlivine Range
  coordinates44°21′47″S 168°23′40″E / 44.36306°S 168.39444°E / -44.36306; 168.39444
  elevation1,400 m (4,600 ft)
MouthTasman Sea
  location
44°1′48″S, 168°21′52″E
  coordinates
44°1′48″S 168°21′52″E / 44.03000°S 168.36444°E / -44.03000; 168.36444
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length67 kilometres (42 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLimbo Glacier → Limbo Stream → Cascade RiverTasman Sea
River systemCascade River
Tributaries 
  leftBarn River
  rightMartyr River

The Cascade River (Māori: Tahutahi) is a river of the South Island of New Zealand. It flows north for 30 kilometres (19 mi) from its source in Mount Aspiring National Park in the Southern Alps, forming a deep valley between the Olivine Range and Red Hills Range. From the end of this valley it turns west to cross a low-lying swampy floodplain before entering the Tasman Sea close to Cascade Point, a headland halfway between Big Bay and Jackson Bay.

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