Baton River

41°15′29″S 172°34′39″E / 41.258°S 172.5776°E / -41.258; 172.5776 Mouth Motueka River41°16′39″S 172°48′24″E / 41.2774°S 172.8068°E / -41.2774; 172.806885 m (279 ft)Length25 km (16 mi)Basin featuresProgressionBaton River → Motueka River → Tasman Bay → Tasman SeaTributaries  • leftTaylor Creek, Ironstone Creek, Loveridge Creek, Haines Stream, Ellis River, Long Gully Stream, Stony Creek • rightWhite Creek, Skeet River, McCarthy Creek, Clarke River, Naylor Creek

The Baton River is a river in the Tasman District of the South Island of New Zealand. It rises near the Baton Saddle in the Arthur Range and flows ESE then northeast before feeding into the Motueka River 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Woodstock. A tramping track follows the upper part of the river valley, leading to the Karamea-Leslie track and Kahurangi National Park.^[1]

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• New Zealand Topographical map NZMS 260 sheet: N27