Misplaced Pages

Clarke River (Westland District)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
River in Westland District, New Zealand For other rivers with this name, see Clarke River.

Clarke River
Clarke River from near the Rough Creek Confluence, Westland, New Zealand
Route of the Clarke River
Clarke River (Westland District) is located in New ZealandClarke River (Westland District)Mouth of the Clarke RiverShow map of New ZealandClarke River (Westland District) is located in South IslandClarke River (Westland District)Clarke River (Westland District) (South Island)Show map of South Island
Location
CountryNew Zealand
regionWest Coast Region
DistrictWestland District
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Gow
 • locationSolution Range
 • coordinates43°50′6″S 169°42′50″E / 43.83500°S 169.71389°E / -43.83500; 169.71389
 • elevation1,200 m (3,900 ft)
MouthLandsborough River
 • coordinates43°56′37″S 169°29′7″E / 43.94361°S 169.48528°E / -43.94361; 169.48528
 • elevation120 m (390 ft)
Length27 kilometres (17 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionButler RiverLandsborough RiverHaast River
River systemHaast River

The Clarke River in Westland District is the southernmost of three rivers thus-named in the South Island of New Zealand. It is a major tributary of the Haast River, flowing southwest from its source on the slopes of Mount Hooker before joining with the Landsborough River three kilometres before the waters of both flow into the Haast at the point where the latter river turns west towards its outflow into the Tasman Sea.

References

  • New Zealand 1:50,000 Topographic Map Series, sheet BY13 - Lake Paringa
  • New Zealand 1:50,000 Topographic Map Series, sheet BY14 - Mount Ward
Landforms of Westland District, New Zealand
Alpine passes
Bays
Canyons, gorges
and waterfalls
Glaciers
Headlands
Islands
Lakes and lagoons
Mountain ranges
Mountains
River flats
Rivers


This article about a river in the West Coast Region of New Zealand is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: