The Hororata River is a river of Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. A tributary of the Selwyn River, the Hororata has its sources in rough hill country north of Windwhistle, and flows east through the township of Hororata before reaching the Selwyn 12 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Dunsandel.

• List of rivers of New Zealand

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

43°36′S 172°05′E / 43.600°S 172.083°E / -43.600; 172.083