Roaring Lion River

River on the South Island of New Zealand

41°03′14″S 172°21′11″E / 41.0539°S 172.353°E / -41.0539; 172.353 Mouth

• location

Karamea River

• coordinates

41°12′07″S 172°25′47″E / 41.20202°S 172.42975°E / -41.20202; 172.42975Length24 kilometres (15 mi)Basin featuresProgressionRoaring Lion River → Karamea River → Ōtūmahana Estuary → Karamea Bight → Tasman SeaTributaries • leftBreakfast Creek, Cub Stream • rightDiscovery Creek, Downey Creek, Cavern Creek, Grace Creek, Beautiful River

The Roaring Lion River is a river in the Buller District of New Zealand's South Island located in Kahurangi National Park. It flows southeast from its source in the Tasman Mountains to the east of Mount Domett, gradually turning southwest before reaching the Karamea River 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Karamea.

References

"Place name detail: Roaring Lion River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

Kahurangi National Park

Mountains

Mount Arthur
Mount Burnett
Mount Owen

Mountain ranges

Glasgow Range
Wharepapa / Arthur Range

Mountain passes

Granity Pass

Caves

Coastal features

Lakes and reservoirs

Boulder Lake
Lake Sparrow

Walking tracks

Rivers

Tasman District	Anatoki River Aorere River Baton River Big River Boulder River Brown River Clark River Clarke River Cobb River Dart River Devil River Ellis River Fyfe River Hope River Kaituna River Little Boulder River Little Devil River Little Ōnahau River Little Pokororo River Little Slate River Little Waingaro River Matiri River Ōnahau River Onekaka River Ōtere River Owen River Parapara River Pariwhakaoho River Paturau River Pearse River Pokororo River Puremāhaia River Riuwaka River Rocky River Rolling River Saxon River Sherry River Skeet River Slate River Snow River Spey River Stanley River Tadmor River Tākaka River Te Waikoropupū River Turimawiwi River Waingaro River Wangapeka River
Buller District	Allen River Beautiful River Crow River Gunner River Heaphy River Hemphill River Huia River Johnson River Kahurangi River Kākāpō River Karamea River Kōhaihai River Leslie River Lewis River Little Crow River Little Wanganui River Mōkihinui River Ōpārara River Basin Postal River Roaring Lion River Taipō River Ugly River
both districts	Buller River