Godley River
Godley River upstream from Lilybank Station
Route of the Godley River
Mouth of the Godley River Show map of New Zealand Godley River (South Island) Show map of South Island
Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Godley Glacier
• coordinates	43°28′24″S 170°30′31″E / 43.4733°S 170.5085°E / -43.4733; 170.5085
Mouth
• location	Lake Tekapo
• coordinates	43°47′01″S 170°32′07″E / 43.7836°S 170.5353°E / -43.7836; 170.5353
Length	30 km (19 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Godley River → Lake Tekapo → Tekapo River → Lake Benmore → Lake Aviemore → Lake Waitaki → Waitaki River → Pacific Ocean
Tributaries
• left	FitzGerald Stream, Separation Stream, McKinnon Stream, Lucifer Stream, Godley River North Branch, Weka Stream, Station Stream, Macaulay River
• right	Rutherford Stream, Rankin Stream, Manning Stream, Pollock Stream, Ribbonwood Creek, Pikes Peak Stream, Little Hoggett Stream

The Godley River is an alpine braided river flowing through Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island.

The river's headwaters are in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. It flows south for 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Southern Alps into the top end of the glacial Lake Tekapo, this forming part of the ultimate headwaters of the Waitaki hydroelectric scheme.

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