The Kākāpō River is a river of New Zealand. It is located in the West Coast Region of the South Island. The river flows northwest from its source three kilometres west of Mount Kendall, reaching its outflow into the Karamea River 15 kilometres from the latter's mouth.

• List of rivers of New Zealand

"Place name detail: Kākāpō River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.