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{{Short description|River in New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox river
| name                = Godley River
| image               = Godley River (aerial photo).jpg
| image_size          = 
| image_caption       = Godley River upstream from Lilybank Station
| map                 = {{Maplink|frame=yes|type=line|plain=yes|zoom=9|frame-align=center|frame-width=270|frame-height=270|stroke-color=#0000ff|stroke-width=2}}
| map_size            = 
| map_caption         = Route of the Godley River
| map_alt             = 
| pushpin_map         = New Zealand#New Zealand South Island
| pushpin_map_size    = 270px
| pushpin_map_caption = Mouth of the Godley River
| pushpin_map_alt     = 
| source1             = 
| source1_location    = [[Godley Glacier]] 
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|-43.4733|170.5085|region:NZ|format=dms}}
| source1_elevation   = 
| mouth_location      = [[Lake Tekapo]]
| mouth_elevation     = 
| mouth_coordinates   = {{coord|-43.7836|170.5353|region:NZ|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type1   = Country
| subdivision_name1   = New Zealand
| length              = {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg      = 
| basin_size          = 
| 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]]
| tributaries_right   = Rutherford Stream, Rankin Stream, Manning Stream, Pollock Stream, Ribbonwood Creek, Pikes Peak Stream, Little Hoggett Stream
| waterfalls          = 
| bridges             = 
}}

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

The river's headwaters are in [[Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park]] at the Godley Glacier which flows from [[McClure Peak]]. The river flows south for {{convert|30|km}} from the [[Southern Alps]] into the top end of the glacial [[Lake Tekapo]], this forming part of the ultimate headwaters of the [[List of dams and reservoirs in New Zealand|Waitaki hydroelectric scheme]].

{{Commons category|Godley River}}

{{Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park}}

[[Category:Rivers of the Canterbury Region]]
[[Category:Rivers of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Braided rivers in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park]]


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