Clarke River (Westland District) Explained

Clarke River
Pushpin Map:New Zealand#New Zealand South Island
Pushpin Map Size:270px
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth of the Clarke River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:New Zealand
Subdivision Type2:region
Subdivision Name2:West Coast Region
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Westland District
Length:27km (17miles)
Source1:Mount Gow
Source1 Location:Solution Range
Source1 Coordinates:-43.835°N 169.7139°W
Source1 Elevation:1200m (3,900feet)
Mouth Coordinates:-43.9436°N 169.4853°W
Mouth Elevation:120m (390feet)
Progression:Butler 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.

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