Fox River | |
Name Etymology: | Named after William Fox |
Pushpin Map: | New Zealand South Island#New Zealand |
Pushpin Map Size: | 270px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Fox River |
Source1 Coordinates: | -43.5017°N 170.065°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 975m (3,199feet) |
Mouth: | Cook River / Weheka |
Mouth Coordinates: | -43.4717°N 169.9225°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | West Coast |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Westland |
Length: | 8km (05miles) |
Progression: | Fox Glacier → Fox River → Cook River / Weheka → Tasman Sea |
River System: | Cook River / Weheka |
Tributaries Left: | Boyd Creek, Straight Creek, Mills Creek, Bath Creek, Ribbonwood Creek |
Tributaries Right: | Alf Creek, Harry Creek, Fowler Creek, Serac Creek, Yellow Creek |
The Fox River is a river in the Westland District of New Zealand. It arises in two places; from a spring in the Fox Range, and from the head of the Fox Glacier. It runs west into the Cook River / Weheka, shortly before it exits into the Tasman Sea.[1] [2]
The Department of Conservation maintains short walks alongside the river.[3]
in 2020 the contents of a rubbish dump next to the river were washed downstream and along the coast.[4]