| Tākaka River | |
| Pushpin Map: | New Zealand#New Zealand South Island |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 270px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Tākaka River |
| Source1 Location: | Junction of Balloon Creek and Flora Stream |
| Source1 Coordinates: | -41.1624°N 172.681°W |
| Mouth Location: | Golden Bay / Mohua |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -40.8822°N 172.8102°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand |
| Progression: | Tākaka River → Golden Bay / Mohua → Tasman Sea |
| Tributaries Left: | Deep Creek, Peat Creek, Bullock Creek, Camp Creek, Asbestos Creek, Gabbro Creek, Cobb River, Sams Creek, Rheumatic Creek, Kill Devil Creek, Sam Creek, Cotton Creek, Craigieburn Creek, Washaway Creek, Stony Creek, Spring Brook, Waingaro River, Anatoki River, One Spec Creek, Te Waikoropupū River |
| Tributaries Right: | Grecian Creek, Barron Stream, Waitui Stream, Aaron Creek, Ironstone Creek, Scott Creek, The Gorge Creek, Rāmeka Creek |
| Bridges: | Lindsays Bridge |
The Tākaka River lies in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. It runs north for 70 kilometres, entering Golden Bay near the town of Tākaka.
It was reported on 17 January 2007 that the Tākaka River is one of a growing number of South Island rivers to have a confirmed case of the invasive river weed didymo.[1]
In July 2020, the name of the river was officially gazetted as Tākaka River by the New Zealand Geographic Board.[2]