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Clarke_River_(Westland_District) Latitude and Longitude:

43°56′37″S 169°29′7″E / 43.94361°S 169.48528°E / -43.94361; 169.48528
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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 Zealand
Clarke River (Westland District)
Mouth of the Clarke River
Clarke River (Westland District) is located in South Island
Clarke River (Westland District)
Clarke River (Westland District) (South Island)
Location
Country New Zealand
region West Coast Region
District Westland District
Physical characteristics
Source Mount Gow
 • location Solution Range
 • coordinates 43°50′6″S 169°42′50″E / 43.83500°S 169.71389°E / -43.83500; 169.71389
 • elevation1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth Landsborough River
 • coordinates
43°56′37″S 169°29′7″E / 43.94361°S 169.48528°E / -43.94361; 169.48528
 • elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Length27 kilometres (17 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionButler RiverLandsborough RiverHaast River
River system Haast 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